Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Johnson v. Shell Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 8, 1998No. Civ.A. No. 9:96CV66PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HANNAH, District Judge.
Came on this date defendants’1 Motion to Dismiss the Relators’ Complaint pursuant to Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court, having previously heard oral arguments on behalf of the defendants and relators and having studied the memo-*206randa filed by the parties, issues the following opinion and order.
The Defendants’ Position
The defendants argue in their motion to dismiss that the Complaint lacks the factually specific allegations required by Rule 9(b). The defendants correctly argue that Rule 9(b) applies to claims…
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