Marsteller v. Tilton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ex. rel. PHILIP MARSTELLER ) and ROBERT SWISHER, ) ) Plaintiffs/Relators, ) ) ) Civil Action Number v. ) 5:13-cv-00830-AKK ) LYNN TILTON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Relators Philip Marsteller and Robert Swisher filed this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (the “FCA”),

31 U.S.C. §§ 3729

et seq., against their former employer, MD Helicopters, Inc.; Patriarch Partners, LLC; Lynn Tilton, MD’s and Patriarch’s Chief Executive Officer;1 and Col.…