Legal Opinion
Harasek v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 22, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-2017 (RDM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
This case presents a single issue: Whether Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("Amtrak") is subject to the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Plaintiff Kathleen Harasek, a former Amtrak employee, alleges that her supervisor retaliated against her, in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h), for filing a report with Amtrak's Office of the Inspector General ("OIG"). The matter is before the Court on Amtrak's motion to dismiss, Dkt. 5. The Court agrees that Plaintiff fails to state a claim for relief because the Amtrak Reform…
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