United States of America Ex Rel Carl Schroeder et al v. CH2M Hill et al

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Case Number:

2:09-cv-05038

Court:

Washington Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Lonny R. Suko

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  1. May 14, 2013

    Convicted Whistleblower Cut Out Of $19M FCA Suit

    A federal judge in Washington state on Monday tossed a whistleblower from a $19 million False Claims Act suit alleging contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group Inc. allowed its employees to fraudulently claim excess work hours at a nuclear site, citing his criminal conviction in connection with the scheme.

  2. March 07, 2013

    Contractor Pays $19M For Overbilling US On Nuke Cleanup

    CH2M Hill Cos. Ltd. agreed Thursday to pay $19 million to settle charges it allowed hundreds of a subsidiary's employees to overstate the amount of time they spent cleaning up the nuclear site in Hanford, Wash., for the U.S. Department of Energy.

  3. December 03, 2012

    CH2M Billing Suit Put On Hold For Tentative Settlement

    A federal judge on Monday paused the federal government's overbilling lawsuit against a unit of contractor CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. over employees' cleanup work at a nuclear site, giving the two sides time to hammer out a final settlement.

  4. October 26, 2012

    US Moves To Boot Relator From Time Card Fraud FCA Suit

    The federal government moved Thursday to boot a now-convicted whistleblower from a suit alleging contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group Inc. allowed its employees to fraudulently claim excess work hours at a nuclear site, saying the whistleblower shouldn't be able to collect any damages.

  5. September 28, 2012

    US Joins Qui Tam FCA Suit Over Hanford Time Card Fraud

    The U.S. government has intervened in a suit brought by a since-convicted whistleblower alleging contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group Inc. allowed its employees to fraudulently claim excess work hours at the Hanford nuclear site in violation of the False Claims Act, it said Friday.

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