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  1. March 15, 2018

    Feds Settle Bulletproof Vest Claims With Toyobo For $66M

    The Department of Justice announced a $66 million settlement with bulletproof vest materials supplier Toyobo Co. Ltd. in Washington, D.C., federal court on Thursday, in a long-running whistleblower suit alleging the Japanese company lied to a government contractor about the durability of its Kevlar-alternative Zylon fibers.

  2. August 22, 2016

    Gov't Aims to Reopen Bulletproof Vest FCA Battle

    The federal government pushed back on Toyobo Co.’s arguments against reviving False Claims Act allegations tied to faulty bulletproof vests Friday, maintaining that the Supreme Court’s decision in Escobar should bring back the claims.

  3. July 13, 2016

    Escobar Restores Bulletproof Vest FCA Claims, Gov't Says

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Escobar decision means a now-defunct bulletproof vest maker's materials supplier can be held responsible for its "half-truths" about armor degradation, the federal government said Tuesday in another bid to restore nixed False Claims Act allegations against the supplier.

  4. May 11, 2016

    US, Body Armor Supplier Urged To Avoid Costly FCA Trial

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing two long-running False Claims Act suits lodged by the federal government against bulletproof-vest suppliers urged both sides to reach a settlement Wednesday and prevent what would likely be an eight-to-10-week trial, warning the cases' complexity would make that trial costly.

  5. March 04, 2016

    Body Armor Fiber Issues Not Hidden From Gov't, Court Told

    A materials supplier for a now-defunct bulletproof vest manufacturer blasted the government's efforts Thursday to revive some D.C. federal court False Claims Act allegations that the company hid durability issues with the armor, arguing it had no responsibility to disclose information the government already had.

  6. February 12, 2016

    Judge Needs More From Feds In Body Armor FCA Suits

    A D.C. federal judge told the government Thursday it needs to present more arguments if it wants to revive some allegations in two False Claims Act suits accusing a materials supplier for a now-defunct bulletproof vest manufacturer of hiding durability issues with the armor.

  7. September 29, 2015

    Feds Want All Bulletproof-Vest Sales Back In FCA Case

    The U.S. government asked a D.C. federal judge Monday to reconsider his ruling trimming two False Claims Act suits against a materials supplier for a now-defunct bulletproof vest manufacturer, saying the company's alleged concealment of durability issues threw each government purchase of its material into question.

  8. September 08, 2015

    Bulletproof Vest Fiber Supplier Faces Leaner FCA Suit

    A D.C. federal court Friday trimmed False Claims Act claims against the materials supplier of a now-defunct bulletproof vest maker, allowing claims that the supplier promised federal agencies a certain effectiveness for vests bought after a 2002 contract modification but not before.

  9. January 09, 2014

    Ex-Execs Of Bulletproof Vest Co. Duck KO Bid In FCA Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday denied the U.S. government's bid for a quick win on certain claims in its False Claims Act suit against two former executives of Second Chance Body Armor Inc., which slid into bankruptcy over allegedly defective Zylon in its bulletproof vests.

  10. September 20, 2012

    Bulletproof Vest Maker Reaches $3.6M Deal In FCA Suit

    Second Chance Body Armor Inc. on Thursday, via a $3.6 million allowed claim, settled out of a False Claims Act suit brought by a former employee alleging the bankrupt manufacturer used defective Zylon in bulletproof vests.

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