United States Ex Rel. Anthony v. Burke Engineering Co.

ORDER ON SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

TAYLOR, District Judge.

The Court holds, on apparent first impression, “the same transaction or occurrence” jurisdiction requirement of the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3732(b)) is broad enough to include a system or scheme of false claims.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is a former employee of Defendant Burke Engineering Co., a California corporation that sells heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration controls to government entities and other purchasers. Plaintiff contends since 1993 Burke Engineering has sold various items to government employees for…