Violations of Environmental Terms in Federal Oil and Gas Lease Insufficient to Support a Claim under the False Claims Act
The Energy Law Blog
MARCH 12, 2008
The action alleged that the defendants violated the FCA by concealing the discharge of pollutants from an offshore drilling unit into the Gulf of Mexico. He alleged that the defendants then received the benefit of continuing operations under a federal contract, the federal oil and gas lease. government, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
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