December 29, 2003

False Claims Act-Westinghouse Pays Penalty for Each Progress Payment Based on False Conflict of Interest Statement

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

This case involves a government training program contract and a number of side issues regarding what fees the Qui Tam “relator” could recover regarding a false statement Westinghouse made about an organizational conflict of interest (OCI) relationship. Although not a construction contract, two important issues are worth contractor attention.

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