United States, Ex Rel. A. Amir Ali, Under 31 U.S.C. Section 3729, Qui Tam Relator v. Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall

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• holding that the government contractor defense does not confer sovereign immunity on contractors
• holding that the government contractor defense does not confer sovereign immunity on contractors
• finding the existence of sovereign 18 immunity is a question of law
• “The FTCA contains an explicit exception for 16 contractors, such that the federal government is not liable for torts committed by its 17 contractors.”
• “We may affirm a 16 grant of summary judgment on any ground supported by the record.”
• “Neither the Supreme Court nor the Ninth Circuit nor any other court of which we are aware has applied the [Boyle] defense to state contractors.”

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