HYATT v. NORTHROP CORP.

Nos. 94-55578, 94-55638.

80 F.3d 1425 (1996)

Michael A. HYATT, aka, Brian Hyatt, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, United States of America, ex rel. Michael A. (Brian) Hyatt and John W. King, Plaintiff, v. NORTHROP CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Ganz, Jr., Laurie Susan Gorsline, Law Offices of Hardy L. Thomas, Los Angeles, California, and Linda R. MacLean and Phillip E. Benson, Law Offices of Phillip E. Benson, Newport Beach, California, for the plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee.

Carolyn B. Kuhl and Marc A. Becker, Munger, Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before THOMAS G. NELSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and WILKEN, District Judge.


T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Michael A. Hyatt, a former Northrop Corporation (Northrop) employee, brought suit against Northrop. Hyatt's claims included a qui tam action for violation of the False Claims Act (FCA) (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.), a private action for violation of the FCA discharged employee protection provision (31 U.S.C. § 3730(h)), and four state law causes of action, including an action for wrongful discharge...

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