Legal Opinion
United States v. Azzarelli Construction Company, State of Illinois, Intervening
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1981No. 80-1333PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The United States filed this civil action seeking damages and forfeitures under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 231 et seq. (1976), from several defendants (the “Contractors”) involved in a highway construction project bid-rigging conspiracy. The State of Illinois intervened for the purpose of moving to dismiss the claims of the United States. Upon the motion of the Contractors and the State of Illinois, the district court dismissed the complaint. 1 We affirm.
The complaint alleges that the United States and the State of Illinois concluded a cooperative agreement for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Rex Trailer Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. BornsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Neifert-White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rainwater v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Bly-Magee v. CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- United States Ex Rel. Yesudian v. Howard UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- State of New York v. Hendrickson Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States Ex Rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Kensington HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
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