Legal Opinion
Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 13, 2019No. 18-315PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
*1510 The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods that apply to a "civil action under section 3730"-that is, an action asserting that a person presented false claims to the United States Government. 31 U.S.C. § 3731 (b). The first period requires that the action be brought within 6 years after the statutory violation occurred. The second period requires that the action be brought within 3 years after the United States official charged with the responsibility to act knew or should have known the relevant facts, but not more than 10 years after the violation. Whichever period provides the…
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