United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Lauree Flaa Brekke James Stanley Brekke, Appellees/cross-Appellants

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• holding that criminal proceeding was different from previous civil forfeiture action for res judicata purposes
• holding that a post-amendment FCA case was compensatory and not punitive
• applying de novo review to district court's construction of a contract
• applying de novo review to district court's construction of a contract
• “A multiple recovery of this type is compensatory rather than punitive, even though it contains a penalty element____”

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