Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Watkins v. KBR, Inc.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided May 22, 2015No. Case No. 4:10-cv-4010PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & OPINION
JOE BILLY McDADE, United States Senior District Judge
This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint (Doc. 37). The Complaint (Doc. 1) consists of a single count alleging violations of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et. seq. (the “FCA”). Defendants assert that the Complaint should be dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because the Relator has failed to plead viable theories of actionable fraud under the FCA. Defendants also assert that the Complaint’s allegations have not been pled with sufficient particularity as required…
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