United States of America, Ex Rel. Richard Williams v. Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, Ltd.

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• holding that on a 12(b)(6) motion plaintiffs whistleblower allegations under the FCA are subject only to the general pleading requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8
• holding that, because “his suspension and termination occurred just after he disclosed” the allegedly fraudulent conduct “to his superior, [the relator] has satisfactorily alleged” causation (emphasis added)
• holding that an employee may give his employer notice of protected activity when he “alerts a party outside the usual chain of command”
• concluding that relator’s attempt to cabin the time period for the allegedly fraudulent activities in his briefing “comes too late”
• recognizing that plaintiffs may be unable to meet the particularity standard of Rule 9(b) because of lack of access to documents under the defendant’s control
• holding that the particularity requirement means that defendants must be able to “defend against the charge and not just deny that they have done anything wrong”

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