Legal Opinion
Mann v. Heckler & Koch Defense, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2010No. 09-1847PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Senior Judge BALDOCK joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Jason Mann brought a False Claims Act (“FCA”) retaliation action against Heckler & Koch Defense, Inc. (“HKD”). He argued that HKD took adverse employment action against him because he investigated and opposed HKD’s attempts to defraud the United States. But Mann’s actions fall outside the scope of FCA protection. The FCA shields employees from retaliation when they oppose fraud. And the conduct Mann opposed involved nothing more than…
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