February 17, 2017
The D.C. Circuit on Friday sided with KBR in a whistleblower's lawsuit over its alleged inflation of military recreational facility usage tallies for the purpose of submitting false claims to the U.S. government for services in Iraq, saying there is no evidence the contractor's headcount figures resulted in unreasonable billing.
October 21, 2016
A whistleblower pushed the D.C. Circuit to bring back False Claims Act allegations that KBR inflated military recreational facility usage in billing for staff levels, arguing Friday that the lower court overrated evidence that the Pentagon was indifferent to the usage when deciding to pay the contractor.
August 22, 2016
A whistleblower hoping to revive a False Claims Act suit against KBR over allegedly low staffing levels at military facilities in Iraq told the D.C. Circuit that the defense contractor’s behavior amounts to a breach of contract that the Supreme Court in its recent Escobar decision said could sustain an FCA claim.
August 08, 2016
KBR has urged the D.C. Circuit not to revive False Claims Act allegations over a military supply contract, arguing in a Thursday brief that the alleged low staffing levels have nothing to do with the government paying the contract.
June 07, 2016
A KBR Co. whistleblower accusing the defense contractor of overbilling the government told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that a lower court wrongly ended her False Claims Act case by failing to consider whether information KBR allegedly withheld could have changed the government's payment decisions.