July 26, 2016
The Fifth Circuit on Monday again declined to revive a would-be whistleblower's suit accusing government contractors such as Northrop Grumman Corp. and Bombardier Inc. of reusing aircraft parts from a crashed plane, finding he still failed to sufficiently plead his allegations.
July 14, 2016
A would-be whistleblower pressed a Texas federal judge Wednesday to resurrect his allegations over the reuse of aircraft parts from a crashed plane, arguing Northrop Grumman is wrong when it says a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling doesn't combine with "newly discovered evidence" to revive the suit.
July 12, 2016
Northrop Grumman Corp. urged a Texas federal judge Monday not to resurrect a would-be whistleblower's allegations over the reuse of aircraft parts from a crashed plane, arguing the relator can't rely on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Escobar ruling on the implied certification of regulatory compliance.
November 12, 2015
A whistleblower who accused Canadian plane maker Bombardier Inc. and others of using parts from a salvaged aircraft to fulfill a U.S. Air Force contract appealed to the Fifth Circuit Thursday after a Texas federal judge declined to reconsider his dismissal of the suit.
November 10, 2015
The Texas federal judge who dismissed a whistleblower's case alleging Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. overcharged the government for aircraft parts involved in accidents doesn't have to recuse himself, according to a ruling filed Tuesday.
October 30, 2015
A qui tam whistleblower accusing Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. of submitting false claims to the government for aircraft parts involved in accidents asked the Texas federal judge who tossed the case to be recused on Thursday, saying he was biased.
October 19, 2015
A Texas federal judge on Monday again dismissed a qui tam action accusing Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. of submitting false claims to the government for aircraft parts involved in accidents, ruling the whistleblower's allegations were too unspecific.
February 07, 2014
Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. urged a Texas federal judge Thursday to dismiss a qui tam action alleging it submitted false claims to the government for aircraft parts involved in accidents, arguing the relator failed to identify the claims at issue or that Bombardier had knowledge of the wrongdoing.