Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Bahrani v. Conagra, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 12, 2006No. 04-1407PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENRY, Circuit Judge.

Ali Bahrani filed this reverse false claims action against his former employer Conagra, and its related corporations, which are engaged in exporting meat products and animal hides. He alleged that employees at Conagra’s Greeley, Colorado office routinely altered export certificates issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to avoid obtaining replacement certificates for which the company should have paid a fee, in violation of the reverse false claims provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(7). Mr. Bahrani maintained that by…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  3. United States v. Neifert-White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. United States Ex Rel. Hafter v. Spectrum Emergency Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by51 opinions

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