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U.S. EX REL. ATKINSON v. PA. SHIPBUILDING CO.

No. 04-3374.

473 F.3d 506 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Paul E. ATKINSON; Eugene Schorsch v. PA. SHIPBUILDING CO.; First Fidelity Bank, N.A.; Sun Ship, Inc., Paul E. Atkinson, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed January 12, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Harkins, Jr., Esquire, (Argued), Eleanor M. Illoway, Esquire, David W. Engstrom, Esquire, Harkins Cunningham, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Sun Ship Inc.

Thomas H. Lee, II, Esquire, (Argued), Veronica B. Rice, Esq., Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Joseph O. Click, Esquire, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellee PA Shipbuilding Co.

Joseph G. DeRespino, Esquire, (Argued), Robert J. Dougher, Esquire, DeRespino & Dougher, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Fidelity Bank.

William N. France, Esquire, (Argued), Healy & Baillie LLP, New York, NY, for Appellant.

Before FUENTES, BECKER, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

Paul Atkinson claims that certain companies conspired to and did defraud the United States Navy in connection with a contract to build oil tankers. Atkinson brought a qui tam action1 under the False Claims Act ("FCA" or "the Act"), 31 U.S.C. § § 3729-33,2 alleging both false claims and "reverse" false claims....

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