Legal Opinion
Pfingston v. Ronan Engineering Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2002No. Nos. 00-56721, 00-57166PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We must decide, among other things, whether the False Claims Act authorizes an award of attorneys’ fees against another attorney.
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In October 1993, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (the “MTA”) selected Fleming Engineering Company (“Fleming”) to replace thirteen underground fuel storage tanks. Fleming also agreed to construct a fuel leak detection system in connection with installation of the new tanks. The MTA received federal funding for the project.
Douglas Pfingston, a Fleming subcontractor employee, inspected the leak detection system shortly after…
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