Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 27, 2004No. 03-7128PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBERTS.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:
Relator Edward Totten brought a qui tam action against Bombardier Corporation and Envirovac, Inc., alleging that those companies violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, by delivering allegedly defective rail cars to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and submitting invoices to Amtrak for payment from an account that included federal funds. The pertinent provision of the Act imposes liability for civil penalties and treble damages on anyone…
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