November 30, 2015
A whistleblower accusing a fire-safety defense contractor of falsely billing the government on employee travel blasted the company's attempts to avoid sanctions in Washington federal court Friday, arguing the undisclosed evidence that led to a mistrial declaration in October amounted to a "sham."
November 23, 2015
A fire-safety defense contractor accused of falsely billing the government on employee travel fought requested sanctions in Washington federal court Friday, defending its decision to hold back evidence used to try to catch a witness in a lie — a decision that spurred a mistrial last month.
October 08, 2015
A fire-safety defense contractor accused of falsely billing the government and retaliating against an employee who spoke out is seeking to bar testimony from a former chief financial officer, saying it expects the executive to raise questions about a defendant's character that are irrelevant and inadmissible.
September 30, 2015
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday reinstated a whistleblower's state law retaliation claim against a fire-safety defense contractor accused of overbilling the federal government, finding that a recent Washington Supreme Court ruling nixed the legal theory that the federal False Claims Act is the exclusive remedy.
September 18, 2015
A whistleblower alleging a fire-safety defense contractor fraudulently overbilled the federal government asked a Washington federal judge Thursday to reconsider the dismissal of a state-law retaliation claim after the Washington Supreme Court overturned the case supplying the legal theory for dismissal.
July 24, 2015
A Washington federal judge repeated Thursday his refusal to sanction a fire safety contractor and its attorneys, rebuffing arguments that key discovery was withheld from the retaliation portion of a False Claims Act suit alleging the company overbilled the U.S. government.
June 11, 2015
A whistleblower alleging a fire safety contractor overbilled the federal government through various fraudulent practices asked a Washington federal judge on Wednesday to sanction the contractor and its attorneys for allegedly repeatedly withholding key discovery documents in the False Claims Act suit.