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

No. 1:13cv1188 (JCC/JFA).

19 F.Supp.3d 655 (2014)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Benjamin CARTER, Plaintiff, v. HALLIBURTON CO., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

Signed May 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Ludwig , Dunlap Weaver PLLC, Leesburg, VA, Christina Maria Heischmidt , Dunlapweaver PLLC, Richmond, VA, for Plaintiff.

John Martin Faust , Law Office of John M. Faust PLLC, Tirzah Sungyeh Lollar , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. CACHERIS, District Judge.

At issue in this qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act ("FCA") is whether the FCA's first-to-file bar is triggered when an earlier-filed suit based on the same material elements of fraud continues on direct review before the Supreme Court. After careful consideration of the parties' arguments and applicable law, the Court concludes...

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