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Civil Litigation

Apr. 16, 2019

False Claims Act suit settles, likely connected to former DOJ lawyer who obstructed justice

A qui tam False Claims Act suit that appears to have played a central role in the downfall of a former federal prosecutor convicted of tipping off private companies about sealed complaints against them has settled.

False Claims Act suit settles, likely connected to former DOJ lawyer who obstructed justice
Sanford Heisler partner H. Vincent McKnight Jr.

A qui tam False Claims Act suit that appears to have played a central role in the downfall of a former federal prosecutor convicted of tipping off private companies about sealed complaints against them has settled.

Sunnyvale-based cybersecurity software provider Fortinet Inc. has agreed to pay $545,000 to end the suit, which alleges the company violated federal labeling laws for government contractors by removing stickers from produc...

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