Marsteller et al v. Tilton et al

  1. June 15, 2022

    MD Helicopters To Pay $31.5M In DOJ Fraud Settlement

    Former Lynn Tilton-piloted MD Helicopters Inc. has landed a mediated $31.5 million federal False Claims Act settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and whistleblowers, saying in a Delaware bankruptcy court filing that the deal heads off nearly $110 million in triple damages liability in Alabama.

  2. March 30, 2022

    Former Tilton-Run MD Helicopters Opens Del. Ch. 11 For Sale

    A global helicopter supplier once controlled by distressed debt mogul Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners landed in a Delaware Chapter 11 Wednesday carrying a bidder-to-beat purchase agreement led by a group that includes two creditors of the bankrupt, formerly Tilton-tied Zohar funds.

  3. October 10, 2019

    FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar

    More than three years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Escobar decision, courts continue to wrangle with how to interpret the ruling in False Claims Act suits, including in a spate of recent cases addressing two key questions the justices left open.

  4. April 01, 2016

    Helicopter Co., Ex-Army Col Cleared In FCA Contract Suit

    An Alabama federal judge on Thursday tossed a False Claims Act suit accusing MD Helicopters Inc. of exploiting an unethical relationship with a U.S. Army project manager to overcharge for choppers the Army purchased for foreign governments.

  5. April 10, 2015

    Lawsuit Details PE Adviser's Relationship With Ex-Army Col.

    Former employees of the helicopter company owned by private equity adviser Lynn Tilton filed a beefed-up complaint alleging False Claims Act violations in Alabama federal court Thursday, days after an ex-U.S. Army colonel pled guilty to improperly negotiating his post-retirement job with the company.

  6. September 17, 2014

    Whistleblowers Accuse Helicopter Co. Of Overbilling Army

    An Alabama federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by two MD Helicopters Inc. employees accusing the company and its CEO of overbilling the U.S. Army for helicopters that were purchased for foreign governments.