· 5/15/2003
United States of America Ex Rel. Richard Feingold v. Adminastar Federal, Inc.
Citations
- 324 F.3d 492
- 2003 WL 1561526
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that a fraud is publicly disclosed \when the critical elements exposing the transaction as fraudulent are placed in the public domain\
- “Administrative reports are publicly disclosed because, by their very nature, they establish the relevant agency’s awareness of the information in those reports.”
- “Administrative reports are publicly disclosed because, by their very nature, they establish the relevant agency’s awareness of the informa- tion in those reports.”
- “Administrative reports are publicly disclosed because, by their very nature, they establish the relevant agency’s awareness of the information in those reports.”
- “Where a public disclosure has occurred, [the government] is already in a position to vindicate society's interests, and a qui tam action would serve no purpose.”
- “Because Feingold points to no evidence upon which this suit depends that is not publically disclosed, we hold that Feingold has based his action on publically disclosed documents____”
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Judges: Easterbrook, Manion, Kanne
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