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USA v. MWI Corporation, et al
Case Number:
14-5210
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Nature of Suit:
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March 25, 2016
Water Pump Co. Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive FCA Damages
A water pump company on Thursday asked the D.C. Circuit to stick with a decision to toss a $580,000 False Claims Act award over commissions that the company paid to a foreign sales agent, saying that a circuit panel followed previous federal rulings about vague definitions of what's illegal under the FCA.
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February 09, 2016
DC Circ. Ruling Gives FCA Defendants An Easy Out, US Says
The federal government asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday to undo its reversal of a $580,000 statutory damages award in a False Claims Act case against a water pump company, saying an appellate panel twisted the law's purpose in permitting the company to claim ignorance of fraudulent conduct.
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November 24, 2015
DC Circ. Clears MWI In Nigerian FCA Suit
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday overturned a jury's trebled $22.5 million verdict in a False Claims Act suit against Moving Water Industries Corp. over what constitutes high commissions during a Nigerian purchase backed by federal loans, finding the company can't violate a standard left vague by the government.
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September 17, 2015
Feds Push DC Circ. For Additional $15M In Nigerian FCA Suit
Federal attorneys urged a D.C. Circuit panel Thursday to make Moving Water Industries Corp. cough up $15 million for allegedly hiding high commissions in order to secure government financing for pump sales to Nigeria, seeking the balance of treble damages in a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit.
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May 13, 2015
MWI Tells DC Circ. It's Not Liable For Violating FCA
Moving Water Industries Corp. has asked the D.C. Circuit to reverse a finding that it violated the False Claims Act while securing $74 million in loans to fund Nigeria's purchase of its pumping equipment, arguing that it didn't know commissions it had paid exceeded "regular" amounts.
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January 16, 2015
US Urges DC Circ. To Put MWI On $15M Hook In FCA Suit
The government implored the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday to hold Moving Water Industries Corp. responsible for $15 million in damages under the False Claims Act for its role in allegedly filing false documents to support loans from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to ease Nigeria's purchase of $74.3 million in irrigation and pumping equipment.