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GRAHAM COUNTY SOIL, WATER v. U.S. EX REL. WILSON

No. 08-304.

130 S.Ct. 1396 (2010)

559 U.S. 280

GRAHAM COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT et al., Petitioners v. UNITED STATES ex rel. Karen T. WILSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher G. Browning, Jr., Solicitor General, Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, for Petitioner.

Mark T. Hurt, Abingdon, VA, for Respondent.

Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, for United States as amicus curiae.

Zeyland G. McKinney, Robbinsville, NC, for Petitioner Keith Orr.

Sean F. Perrin, Womble Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, for Petitioners Graham County, Raymond Williams, Dale Wiggins and Lynn Cody.

Brian S. McCoy, Rock Hill, SC, for Respondent.

Justice STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Since its enactment during the Civil War, the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, has authorized both the Attorney General and private qui tam relators to recover from persons who make false or fraudulent claims for payment to the United States. The Act now contains a provision barring qui tam actions based upon the public disclosure of allegations or transactions in certain specified...

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