U.S. EX REL. CARTER v. HALLIBURTON CO.

No. 12-1011.

710 F.3d 171 (2013)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Benjamin CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HALLIBURTON CO.; Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.; Service Employees International, Inc.; KBR, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William Clifton Holmes , Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, PC, Leesburg, Virginia, for Appellant. John Martin Faust , Law Office of John M. Faust, PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Thomas M. Dunlap , David Ludwig , Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver, PC, Leesburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Craig D. Margolis , Tirzah S. Lollar , Kathryn B. Codd , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WYNN joined. Judge WYNN wrote a separate concurring opinion. Judge AGEE wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

FLOYD, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Benjamin Carter appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint with prejudice. The matter was initiated upon Carter's filing of a qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729. The subject matter underlying this case involves Appellees' — Halliburton Company; KBR, Inc.; Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.; and Service Employees International, Inc. (collectively KBR) —...

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