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Ferris v. Afognak Native Corporation et al

  1. October 19, 2017

    Ex-Worker Hit With $170K Sanction For Having Co.'s Docs

    A former chief compliance officer at an Alaska Native corporation who allegedly copied privileged documents to use in a False Claims Act suit accusing the company of exploiting a Small Business Administration contracting program was ordered Wednesday to pay nearly $170,000 of the company's attorneys' fees.

  2. August 14, 2017

    Judge Won't Dismiss FCA Suit Against Alaska Native Co.

    An Alaska federal judge on Friday refused to toss a False Claims Act suit contending that an Alaska Native corporation took unfair advantage of a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups, saying the company's alleged misrepresentations about its subsidiaries were material to the agency allowing them to take part in the program.

  3. July 26, 2017

    Alaska Native Co. Slams Email Request In FCA Suit

    An Alaska Native corporation has urged a federal judge to reject a bid for emails and other documents in a suit claiming the corporation took unfair advantage of a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups, saying the request would cost millions of dollars to fulfill and is far out of line with what's needed in the case.

  4. July 06, 2017

    Alaska Native Co. Withholding Docs In FCA Suit, Court Told

    A would-be whistleblower pursuing a False Claims Act suit alleging an Alaska Native corporation abused a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups through sham subsidiaries pressed an Alaska federal judge Wednesday to make the company cough up documents he says will help his case.

  5. June 29, 2017

    Alaska Native Co. Loses Bid To Nix FCA Suit

    An Alaska federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss a would-be whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging Afognak Native Corp. abused a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups through sham subsidiaries, but did impose sanctions over the use of the company's privileged documents.

  6. April 20, 2017

    Alaska Native Corp. Says FCA Doesn't Let Worker Steal Docs

    Afognak Native Corp. pressed an Alaska federal court on Wednesday to toss a False Claims Act suit by a would-be whistleblower accusing the company of abusing a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups through "sham" subsidiaries, saying the statute didn’t allow the whistleblower to take thousands of pages of the company’s confidential documents.

  7. March 03, 2017

    Alaska Native Corp. Says Relator Took Privileged Docs

    An Alaska Native corporation urged a federal court on Wednesday to toss a False Claims Act suit by a would-be whistleblower accusing the company of abusing a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups through "sham" subsidiaries, saying the relator tainted the case "beyond repair" by allegedly taking privileged documents.

  8. January 25, 2017

    Alaska Native Corp. Says FCA Claims Didn't Stop Contracts

    An Alaska Native corporation urged a federal court on Tuesday to toss a False Claims Act suit by a would-be whistleblower accusing the company of abusing a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups through "sham" subsidiaries, saying the SBA has been informed of the allegations and has continued to award contracts to the subsidiaries.

  9. January 04, 2017

    Alaska Native Co. Can't Duck FCA For 'Sham' LLCs: Relator

    A would-be whistleblower stood by his federal lawsuit accusing an Alaska Native corporation of abusing a Small Business Administration contracting program for disadvantaged groups through "sham" subsidiaries Tuesday, arguing the case meets the False Claims Act requirements for showing misrepresentations crucial to payment.

  10. November 29, 2016

    Alaska Native Co. Says FCA Suit Fails To Show Harm

    An Alaska Native corporation asked a federal judge Monday to toss a False Claims Act lawsuit claiming it took advantage of a Small Business Administration contracting program aimed at disadvantaged groups, saying the alleged misrepresentations weren't material to whether the government would have paid for the contracts at issue.

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