Legal Opinion
United States of America, Ex Rel. Taxpayers Against Fraud and Chester L. Walsh v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1995No. 92-4283, 93-3015PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Merritt, C.J.,
NELSON, J. (p. 1050), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the judgment and in all but Part II of the court’s opinion.
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The General Electric Company (“GE”) appeals from an award of attorneys’ fees to a “whistleblower” who brought a qui tam action against the company. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the constitutionality of the federal qui tam laws; we reverse the district court’s decision to deny GE access to portions of a deposition that was taken in camera; and, while generally affirming the award of attorneys’ fees, we remand the matter to the district…
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