Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Landis v. Tailwind Sports Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 7, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2010-0976PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
On January 12, 2016, the Court issued a Memorandum Opinion granting the CSE Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Count 4 of Relator’s Second Amended Complaint. See ECF No. 490. The Court held that Relator may not proceed under the pre-2009 False Claims Act’s provision regarding “reverse” false claims, because the Sponsorship Agreement between USPS and Tailwind created no “obligation” to repay USPS sponsorship fees obtained as a result of materially false statements. In so doing, the Court reconsidered a portion of its…
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