Edwin P. Harrison, and United States of America, Party in Interest v. Westinghouse Savannah River Company

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• explaining that the FCA reaches “all fraudulent attempts to cause the Government to pay out sums of money”
• explaining that Rule 9(b) requires “the identity of the person making the misrepresentation” to be pleaded with particularity (citation omitted)
• noting that opinions or estimates can be “false” under the FCA if their speaker knows they are not supported by the facts
• requiring more notice than required under Rule 8, so that the defendant can prepare an adequate answer
• establishing four elements in a FCA claim, none of which requires a financial motive
• affirming dismissal of claim for conspiracy to defraud because it was not pled with particularity

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