United States Ex Rel. Thomas v. Siemens AG

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SAVAGE, District Judge.

In this action brought under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), relator William Thomas (“Thomas”) contends that the defendants fraudulently induced the government to pay them more than it should have for the purchase of capital medical equipment by misrepresenting the extent of the pricing discounts given to other customers. The alleged false statements were made on Discount and Pricing Information forms (“DPI”) submitted to the Veterans Administration (“VA”) as required by federal procurement regulations known as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”).…