United States ex rel. Schumer v. Hughes Aircraft Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1995-08-22

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D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: Appellant William J. Schumer, a former manager at Hughes Aircraft Company (“Hughes”), filed suit against Hughes under the qui tarn provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Schumer asserted that Hughes had defrauded the United States government by entering into unauthorized and illegal “commonality agreements” to…

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