U.S. EX REL SOLOMON v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.

No. 17-10046.

878 F.3d 139 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, EX REL, Paul J. SOLOMON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION; Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danielle J. Healey , Fish & Richardson, P.C., Houston, TX, Bruce C. Howard , Siprut, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael James Bronson, Esq. , Joseph W. Harper, Esq. , Dinsmore & Shohl, L.L.P., Glenn V. Whitaker , Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant-Appellee LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION.

Neil Hall O'Donnell , Dennis J. Callahan , Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, P.C., San Francisco, CA, George E. Bowles, Esq. , W. Scott Hastings, Esq. , C. Scott Jones , Locke Lord, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Jeffery M. Chiow , Rogers Joseph O'Donnell , Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

David J. Chizewer, Esq. , Goldberg Kohn , Chicago, IL, Jacklyn DeMar , Taxpayers Against Fraud, The False Claims Act Legal Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae TAXPAYERS AGAINST FRAUD EDUCATION FUND.

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


Paul Solomon brought a False Claims Act action against his employer Northrop Grumman and against Lockheed Martin for making false claims against the government. On a motion for summary judgment, the district court held that it lacked jurisdiction over Solomon's claims based on the Act's public disclosure bar....

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