United States Sixth Circuit

In an action alleging violation of the the False Claims Act and discharge in retaliation for whistleblowing, dismissal of the fraud complaint is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to provide sufficient detail regarding the procedures used to defraud the government; and 2) plaintiff failed to allege facts regarding a false claim presented to the government. However, dismissal of the retaliation claim is reversed and remanded where plaintiff provided sufficient information regarding the retaliatory nature of her discharge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2008
• Published 05/13/2008

Judges

• Before:  KENNEDY and MARTIN, Circuit Judges;  HOOD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Leonard Egan, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Glenn V. Whitaker, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Leonard Egan, Washington, D.C., Ronald J. Zuker, Vaughan & Zuker, Knoxville, Tennessee, Stephen R. Felson, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Glenn V. Whitaker, Michael J. Bronson, Victor A. Walton, Jr., Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, Kenneth M. Brown, BWXT Y-12, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, John C. Burgin, Jr., Kramer Rayson, LLP, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.