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Litigation

Oct. 1, 2014

Judge may retry issues in JM Eagle false claims lawsuit

A federal judge on Monday indicated he may retry issues decided last year in a headline-garnering trial that ended with a jury finding that a manufacturer of PVC pipes had knowingly submitted false claims to government entities.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge on Monday indicated he may retry issues decided last November in a headline-garnering trial that ended with a jury finding that a manufacturer of PVC pipes had knowingly submitted false claims to numerous government entities.


The qui tam lawsuit filed by dozens of governmental entities alleges that Los Angeles-based JM Eagle fraudulently sold substandard PVC pipe to numerous government ...

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