HOOPER v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.

No. 11-55278.

688 F.3d 1037 (2012)

Nyle J. HOOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Ex rel., Plaintiff.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Black , Daniel E. Cohen and James A. Moody , The Cullen Law Firm, PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Mark I. Labaton , Motley Rice, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mark R. Troy and Mana Elihu Lombardo , Crowell & Moring LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the Defendant-Appellee.

Catherine Y. Hancock , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the Amicus.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, SUSAN P. GRABER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Nyle J. Hooper brings suit under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, against Lockheed Martin Corporation ("Lockheed"). The FCA permits individuals, known as "relators," to file suit on behalf of the United States seeking damages from persons who file false claims for government funds. 31 U.S.C. §...

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