Legal Opinion
Guilfoile v. Shields
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 15, 2019No. 17-1610PPublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
In alleged violation of the False Claims Act, appellant Thomas Guilfoile claims he was fired from his job in retaliation for accusing his employer of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and making false representations in customer contracts. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h) ; 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b). The district court dismissed his complaint on the ground that Guilfoile did not allege sufficient facts to show he was engaged in protected conduct within the meaning of the retaliation provision of the False Claims Act. After careful review of the complaint and the law, we affirm as…
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