Legal Opinion
United States v. Northrop Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1996No. 95-55175PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether the equitable tolling provision of the False Claims Act statute of limitations ap*1213plies to a qui tam plaintiff as well as to the government. We conclude that it does, but that for the qui tam plaintiff the limitations period runs from the date the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known of the facts material to the right of action. Thus, we affirm the district court’s dismissal, albeit on different grounds.
Background
Qui tam plaintiff Michael A. Hyatt (“Hyatt”) worked as an engineer at Northrop Corporation (“Northrop”)…
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