Legal Opinion
United States v. United Technologies Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 2015No. 13-4057PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
In 1983, Pratt & Whitney, now owned by United Technologies, made false statements to the Air Force in the course of competing with GE Aircraft to supply the Air Force with engines for its F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. The effort failed in two respects: Pratt did not achieve its goal of obtaining more business in the first year of the contract, and the fraud did not go unnoticed.
After discovering the fraud, the government filed two actions against Pratt: (1) a 1998 action before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals seeking relief under the Truth in…
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