CUSTOMS FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS, LLC v. VICTAULIC COMPANY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CUSTOMS FRAUD : CIVIL ACTION INVESTIGATIONS, LLC, et al. : v. NO. 13-2983 VICTAULIC COMPANY MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. September 9, 2019 Unlike the discretion afforded district courts in reviewing an award of fees to prevailing parties in civil rights cases, Congress requires we award reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses to parties who recover money for the United States under the False Claims Act. While courts may discount the amount of reimbursed hours invested in a False Claims Act case after specific findings of…