Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Taxpayers Against Fraud v. Singer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1989No. Nos. 89-2396, 89-2417 and 89-2418PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The Singer Company has been the subject of a recent highly leveraged buy out. There has also been initiated a qui tam complaint against Singer. The United States, claiming $77,000,000 under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, which may be trebled (i.e., $231,000,000) and also may be increased upon further investigation of the facts by the government, sought and obtained a preliminary injunction from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Judge Herbert F. Murray presiding, on May 25, 1989.1
The preliminary injunction required Singer to obtain…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- In Re Estate Of Ferdinand MarcosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Hilao v. Estate of MarcosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Alliance Bond Fund, Inc. v. Grupo Mexicano De Desarrollo, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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