Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. McCans v. Armour & Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 27, 1956No. Civ. A. 3673-54PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, District Judge.
This is a qui tam action under 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 231-233 and 235, sometimes referred to as the False Claims Act. It is brought in the name of the United States by relator Mildred B. McCans. It alleges the commission by defendant of certain wrongful acts hereinafter set forth, and seeks to recover damages and forfeitures. The statute permits the United States to intervene, but this it has declined to do, by formal notice. The case now comes before me on motions for summary judgment, filed by relator and defendant.
The wrongful acts are of a pecuniary nature and are alleged to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. RippetoeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Dugan & McNamara, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Dugan & McNamara, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1954
- United States v. KolskyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Connecticut Action Now, Inc. v. Roberts Plating Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. Joel D. Joseph, and Joel D. Joseph v. Howard W. CannonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- United States ex rel. Wisconsin v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States of America Ex Rel. Roland A. Leblanc, Plaintiff-Relator v. Raytheon Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
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