False Claims Act Insights - How Tariffs Can Increase Whistleblower Activity and Associated FCA Liability
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp., upheld a lower court jury determination that an importer of welded pipe fittings is liable for $8 million in unpaid antidumping duties under the False...more
In a recent development in Island Industries, Inc. v. Sigma Corp.—a nonintervened False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam action based on an alleged failure to pay antidumping duties—the Ninth Circuit, post–oral argument, ordered...more