Violations of Environmental Terms in Federal Oil and Gas Lease Insufficient to Support a Claim under the False Claims Act
The Energy Law Blog
MARCH 12, 2008
06-31238, 2008 WL 588745 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the Federal Claims Act (FCA). Moreover, the speculative fines at issue did not arise directly out of the government lease, but arose out of general environmental laws.
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