Fifth Circuit Dismisses False Claims Act Suit Alleging Violation Of Offshore Regulations
The Energy Law Blog
MARCH 15, 2017
In Abbott v. BP , the plaintiffs alleged that BP had falsely certified to compliance with regulatory requirements pertaining to the engineering of the Atlantis Platform, a semi-submersible floating production facility capable of producing more than 100,000 barrels/day. Based on these allegations, Plaintiff Kenneth Abbott filed a qui tam suit under the False Claims Act (FCA), asserting that BP had obtained approval to produce oil from the Department of the Interior by falsely certifying to compl
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