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GALVAN v. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 98-5472.

199 F.3d 461 (1999)

Gilbert W. GALVAN, Appellant, v. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Corcoran, Jr. argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Sally M. Rider, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

The False Claims Act encourages private parties to help fight fraud on the United States by giving them the power to bring civil actions in its name, and by providing both the government and the private party—known as the "relator"—a share of any financial recovery and reimbursement for their costs, including attorneys' fees. 31 U.S.C. §...

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