United States Ex Rel. Shupe v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Defendant telecommunication companies file an interlocutory appeal of the denial of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Relator Rene Shupe brought a qui tarn action on behalf of the United States alleging that defendant telecommunication companies violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, while bidding for and being awarded contracts to install and operate communications networks for school…