Legal Opinion
State of Florida v. Zoltan Barati and Motorola, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 6, 2014No. 1D13-4937PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Nortwick, J.
The State files a petition for writ of prohibition seeking to prohibit the trial court from holding a hearing on a motion to strike a notice of dismissal filed by respondent Zoltán Barati. For the reasons that follow, the petition for a writ of prohibition is denied as premature.
In September 2009, Barati filed a qui tam action against Motorola, Inc., pursuant to the Florida False Claims Act, section 68.081 et seq., Florida Statutes. Bara-ti alleged that Motorola had contracted with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to produce a fingerprint identification .system and, according…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- English v. McCrarySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Mandico v. Taos Const., Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State Ex Rel. B. F. Goodrich Co. v. TrammellSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Sun Insurance Company v. BoydSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
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3Cited by7 opinions
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