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· 11/15/2004

United States Ex Rel. Grynberg v. Praxair, Inc.

Citations

  • 389 F.3d 1038
  • 165 Oil & Gas Rep. 253
  • 34 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20138
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 23834
  • 2004 WL 2580925

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that qui tam actions only partially based upon publicly disclosed allegations or transactions may still be barred
  • holding that Praxair was the prevailing party in the context of attorney’s fees because “Grynberg is now prohibited from bringing further claims on these facts”
  • holding that qui tam actions only partially based upon publicly disclosed allegations or transactions may still be barred
  • holding that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction to consider attorneys’ fees even in light of the dismissal of the underlying qui tam action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
  • applying an abuse of discretion standard when reviewing an award of attorney fees under the federal FCA
  • applying an abuse of discretion standard when reviewing an award of attorney fees under the federal FCA

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Judges: Briscoe, Anderson, O'Brien

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