False Claims Act Suit Dismissed Under ‘First to File’ Bar 
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Published: June 6, 2011
Tags: Contract, Judge James C. Cacheris, U.S. District Court - Eastern District
An Alexandria U.S. District Court dismisses this qui tam action under the False Claims Act alleging defendant Halliburton and related companies falsely billed the federal government for services provided to U.S. military forces in Iraq; the case is barred by the FCA’s first-to-file bar.
Specifically, plaintiff alleges defendants knowingly presented or caused to be presented false ...
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