Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Atkinson v. Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 30, 2002No. CIV.A.94-7316PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
YOHN, District Judge.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History
This is a qui tcm action brought by Paul E. Atkinson (“Atkinson,” “plaintiff’ or “relator”) pursuant to the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729. The case, originally filed on December 5, 1994, 1 requires the court to engage in a lengthy, complicated legal analysis of various issues related to the interpretation of the FCA, federal pleading and jurisdictional standards, and the occasionally uneasy interaction among them. Moreover, it features an extensive factual background and procedural history, both…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States of America, Ex Rel., Paul E. Atkinson Eugene Schorsch v. Pa. Shipbuilding Co. First Fidelity Bank, N.A. Sun Ship, Inc., Paul E. AtkinsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- United States ex rel. Spay v. CVS Caremark Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
- United States Ex Rel. Taylor v. GabelliDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Miller v. HolzmannDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- United States Ex Rel. Huangyan Import & Export Corp. v. Nature's Farm Products, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2005
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