Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Shea v. Cellco Partnership
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 25, 2017No. 15-7135 Consolidated with 15-7136PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:
The False Claims Act penalizes the knowing submission of a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the federal government. 81 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1). Rather than rely solely on federal agencies to police fraudulent claims, Congress authorized private persons to bring what are known as qui tam actions. In a qui tam suit, a private party, called the relator, challenges fraudulent claims against the government on the government’s behalf, ultimately sharing in any recovery.
In this qui tam case, the relator is appellant Stephen M. Shea. He alleges that Verizon…
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