Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP v. Basf Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________ ) UNITED STATS OF AMERICA ex rel. ) KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 16-2269 (RMC) ) BASF CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________ ) OPINION The law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP sues a group of chemical companies under the False Claims Act alleging that Defendants violated the “reverse” false claims provision, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(G), and conversion false claims provision, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(D), of the False Claims Act by…