November 02, 2016
Texas furniture manufacturer Avteq Inc. and its subsidiary KLN Steel Products Co. LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday and sought to pause an antitrust and False Claims Act suit claiming they lied to the government about being owned by women to gain certain contracts.
June 30, 2016
A Texas magistrate judge recommended denying a whistleblowing furniture manufacturer's bid for an early win in its antitrust and False Claims Act suit against rival companies Thursday, writing that it hadn't proven those rivals lied to the government about being owned by women to gain certain contracts.
June 29, 2016
A whistleblower furniture maker moved for a partial win in its antitrust and False Claims Act lawsuit against rival companies, telling a Texas federal judge on Tuesday that the companies falsely certified to the government that they were women-owned small businesses.
June 13, 2016
A U.S. magistrate judge on Friday recommended nixing a bid for sanctions and disqualification brought by a group of furniture manufacturers who were sued for antitrust and False Claims Act violations, finding they failed to prove that the rival attorneys who brought the case broke discovery rules.
May 10, 2016
A group of furniture makers fighting an antitrust and False Claims Act lawsuit asked a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss the suit, saying attorneys for a rival company bringing the case broke discovery rules and deprived them of a fair chance to defend themselves from bid-rigging and other claims.