U.S. EX REL. LUJAN v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO.

No. 94-55153.

67 F.3d 242 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Plaintiff, and Linda A. LUJAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel I. Davidson, Spiegel & McDiarmid, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fred D. Heather, McKenna & Cuneo, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Linda Lujan appeals the dismissal of her qui tam and retaliation claims brought pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. (1983 & Supp.1994) (FCA), against her former employer, Hughes Aircraft Company. The district court dismissed Lujan's complaint because Lujan disclosed the nature and existence of her qui tam claim to the Los Angeles Times while the complaint was still under seal pursuant...

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