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United States of America et al v. J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.

  1. December 18, 2014

    Verdict Narrowed Against J-M In FCA Suit Over Shoddy Pipes

    A California federal judge Thursday limited the scope of a first-phase jury verdict finding pipe maker J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. liable for damages in a whistleblower False Claims Act suit over substandard plastic pipe used in water and sewer systems, saying the verdict applies only to five exemplar plaintiffs.

  2. November 14, 2013

    JM Found Liable For Shoddy Pipes In FCA Suit

    A California federal jury on Thursday determined that pipe maker J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. knowingly made and sold substandard plastic pipe that was later used to build water and sewer systems in several states, making it liable to pay damages in a whistleblower False Claims Act suit.

  3. September 17, 2013

    J-M's Quota System Caused Shoddy Pipes, FCA Plaintiffs Say

    J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. sacrificed quality control and its own "integrity" in a quest to increase production of PVC pipe and then covered up defects in pipe used by municipalities nationwide, five water districts suing the company under the False Claims Act told a California federal jury Tuesday.

  4. February 12, 2013

    Formosa Can't Shake FCA Suit Over Defective Pipes

    A California federal judge Monday denied Formosa Plastics Corp.'s bid to escape a False Claims Act suit over defective PVC pipes but said it could argue that the case against it is an unlawful extension of the law at a later stage of the litigation.

  5. January 31, 2013

    Formosa Says FCA Suit Unwarranted Extension Of Law

    Formosa Plastics Corp. urged a California federal judge Thursday to hear its bid to escape from a massive False Claims Act litigation over defective PVC pipes, saying it should be allowed to argue the case against it is an unlawful extension of the law.

  6. August 23, 2012

    Insurers Can't Duck Defending PVC Maker In Nevada's Suit

    A California judge issued a tentative decision Thursday finding HDI-Gerling America Insurance Co. and a Chartis Inc. company must defend J-M Manufacturing Co. in the state of Nevada's lawsuit accusing the company of providing defective PVC pipe.

  7. July 14, 2011

    Sheppard Mullin Axed From J-M Sewer Pipe Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday disqualified Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP from defending J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. in an ex-employee's whistleblower lawsuit over allegedly defective PVC pipe for municipal sewers, after J-M rejected the court's plan to split the case to avoid a conflict of interest with one of the plaintiffs.

  8. July 11, 2011

    Formosa Tentatively Freed From Defective PVC Case

    A California federal judge Monday tentatively ruled to dismiss claims against manufacturer Formosa Plastics Corp. USA in a J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. ex-employee's whistleblower suit over purportedly defective PVC piping sold to the government by the former Formosa subsidiary.

  9. July 07, 2011

    Sheppard Mullin Can Stay In PVC Qui Tam Suit: Judge

    A California federal judge on Thursday tentatively ruled not to disqualify Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP from defending J-M Manufacturing Co. in an ex-employee's whistleblower suit over defective PVC pipe for municipal sewers, saying a conflict with one of the plaintiffs could be managed.

  10. May 11, 2011

    Formosa Plastics Escapes Defective Pipe FCA Suit

    A California federal judge dismissed a plastics maker Monday from a suit over purportedly defective PVC piping sold to the government, saying the whistleblower had not factually linked it to allegedly false claims submitted by an ex-subsidiary for which he worked.

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