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SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. EX REL. CONTRERAS v. LAIDLAW TRANSIT, INC.

No. A123914.

182 Cal.App.4th 438 (2010)

SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ex rel. MANUEL CONTRERAS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. LAIDLAW TRANSIT, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

February 26, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baron & Budd, Thomas Sims, Patrick O'Connell; Law Office of April Strauss, April Strauss; Environmental Law Foundation, James R. Wheaton and Lynne R. Saxton for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Reed Smith, Todd O. Maiden, Raymond A. Cardozo and Matthew T. Peters, for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

SIMONS, J. —

California's False Claims Act (CFCA) (Gov. Code, § 12650 et seq.)1 permits the recovery of civil penalties and treble damages from any person who knowingly presents a false claim for payment to the state or a political subdivision. Qui tam2 plaintiffs William Padilla, Manuel Contreras, and the Environmental Law Foundation (plaintiffs) sued defendants Laidlaw Transit...

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