Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP v. BASF Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 23, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16–2269 (RMC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
The law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP sues a group of chemical companies under the False Claims Act alleging that Defendants violated the "reverse" false claims provision, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(G), and conversion false claims provision, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(D), of the False Claims Act by failing to report substantial risk *47information to the Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq . The Complaint will be dismissed. An unassessed penalty is not an "obligation" to pay the United States…
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