Legal Opinion

San Francisco Unified School District ex rel. Contreras v. First Student, Inc.

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 19, 2013No. A134405PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BRUINIERS, J.

In this action brought under the False Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 12650 et seq.),1 the qui tarn plaintiffs allege that defendant Laidlaw Transit, Inc. (Laidlaw), and its successor in interest, First Student, Inc. (FSI), failed to maintain and repair the company’s buses as required by the company’s contract with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). At issue here is an injunction issued by the trial court barring the individual plaintiffs, former employees of Laidlaw, from discussing the lawsuit with any current employees of FSI.

The individual plaintiffs challenge…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Co. v. BernardSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Ward v. TaggartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Kowis v. HowardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. George T.California Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by11 opinions

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