United States Ex Rel. Petras v. Simparel, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Chief Judge.

Andre Petras appeals the District Court’s dismissal of his reverse False Claims Act suit against his former employer, Simparel, Inc.; David Roth, Simparel’s founder and Chief Technology Officer; and Ron Grilli, Simparel’s Chief Executive Officer (collectively, “the Simparel defendants”). 2

Petras initially alleged a reverse FCA claim 3 and retaliation claim 4 under the False Claims Act against the Simparel defendants, as well as a conspiracy claim 5 against all of the defendants. The District Court dismissed the reverse FCA claim without prejudice, but…