United States ex rel. Mateski v. Raytheon Co.

ELR Citation: 46 ELR 20051
No(s). 13-55341 (9th Cir. Mar 7, 2016)

The Ninth Circuit held that the public disclosure bar of the False Claims Act did not bar an individual's qui tam lawsuit against his employer under the Act. The employer, an engineering company, entered into a contract with NOAA to design and build a Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS...