Legal Opinion
American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. v. The Limited, Inc. Tarrant Apparel Group
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1999No. 98-3889PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The American Textile Manufacturers Institute filed a qui tarn action against several defendants, alleging that the defendants submitted false claims to the government to avoid payment of fines, duties, and liquidated damages for the illegal transshipment of imported textiles. A United States District Judge dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim, but later recused himself because of his prior representation by a member of the firm representing one of the defendants. A second judge took over the case and declined to vacate, alter, or amend the prior…
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