United States Eighth Circuit
U.S. EX REL. COSTNER v. URS CONSULTANTS, INC., 01-3764
Summary judgment on False Claims Act claims was proper where plaintiff failed to produce evidence as to whether information allegedly withheld from the EPA was even relevant to the agency's decision to pay a contractor, and the required scienter was negated.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/28/2003
- Published 01/28/2003
Judges
- WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Mick G. Harrison, argued, KY Environmental Foundation, Berea, KY, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Charles R. Nestrud, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee Vertac., Mary E. Bosco, argued, Washington, DC, for appellee URS.