Legal Opinion
Shapiro v. Sutherland
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-2249PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
David Shapiro (“Shapiro”) alleges that defendants wrongfully terminated his employment in violation of the “whistleblower” protection provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3731. Defendants have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion is denied.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Shapiro was a shareholder, officer and director of a corporation known as Action Environmental and Home Inspection Services, Inc. (“Action”). On August 10,1992, Ecotech Enterprises, Inc. (“Ecotech”), purchased the assets of Action.…
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