Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Brooks v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 27, 2006No. L-00-1088PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LEGG, Chief Judge.
After the United States declined to intervene in Kenneth P. Brooks’s qui tam action, his suit was unsealed and served on defendants, who moved to dismiss. The Court granted the motion, but gave plaintiff an opportunity to cure the defects in his complaint. Although the plaintiff has filed a second amended complaint, he fails to remedy the deficiencies in all three of its counts. Count I fails to allege fraud with the specificity required by Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Count II alleges a conspiracy between a parent corporation and its…
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