Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Berkowitz v. Automation Aids, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 2018No. 17-2562PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Griesbach, District Judge.
*838 Relator Jeffrey Berkowitz filed a qui tam complaint against nine separate defendants, alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3730 . The defendants moved to dismiss Berkowitz' third amended complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court granted the defendants' motions and dismissed the case. We affirm.
I. Background
Berkowitz is the president of Complete Packaging and Shipping Supplies, Inc., a company that holds a General Service Administration (GSA) multiple award schedule contract. Under the GSA schedule contract, Complete…
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