Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Garibaldi v. Orleans Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2005No. 03-31010PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
In the previous appeal in this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), Garibaldi I, 1 we vacated the plaintiffs’ judgment on the verdict, and rendered judgment for the Orleans Parish School Board holding that the board was not a “person” subject to liability under the FCA. This court’s judgment in that case became final when the Supreme Court denied certiorari. 2 Subsequently, the Supreme Court, in Cook County v. United States ex rel Chandler; 3 held that local governments are “persons” amenable to qui tam actions under the FCA. Following the Supreme Court’s…
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