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STATE EX REL. GRUPP v. DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC.

2010 NY Slip Op 20216

28 Misc 3d 973

STATE OF NEW YORK EX REL. KEVIN GRUPP ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC., ET AL., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Erie County.

April 26, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP ( J. Peter Coll , Elyse D. Echtman and Rishona Fleishman of counsel), for defendants.

Hodgson Russ LLP ( Daniel C. Oliverio , Joseph V. Sedita and John L. Sinatra, Jr. of counsel), for Kevin Grupp and another, plaintiffs.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHN M. CURRAN, J.

Plaintiff relators Kevin Grupp and Robert Moll (plaintiffs) sue under the New York False Claims Act (SFCA), a statute enacted in 2007 and the subject of little case law to date (State Finance Law § 187 et seq.). Under that statute, a person who knowingly submits a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the State may be held liable for fines, treble damages, and attorneys' fees (State Finance Law §...

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