United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for government in a False Claims Act suit is reversed, as defendant created genuine issues as to whether invoices it submitted were false or fraudulent under 31 U.S.C. section 3729(a), and whether defendant knew contractor would use its pro forma invoices in a manner to defraud the U.S.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2003
• Published 08/27/2003

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Thomas C. Walsh of St. Louis, Missouri.   Also appearing on the brief were Joel S. Feldman, Matthew J. O'Hara and Kevin A. Crass.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was J. Chris Larson of Washington, D.C. Also appearing on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., H.E. Bud Cummins, III, and Douglas N. Letter.