General Dynamics Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit Over Defective Navy Parts for Over $4 Million
January 1, 2008General Dynamics Corporation, a major military defense contractor, in 2008 settled a False Claims Act case with the U.S. government for $4,058,750. The lawsuit alleged that General Dynamics committed fraud when it billed the government for defective parts used in Navy aircraft and submarines.
The whistleblowers in the case were former employees who worked at the Long Island facility of...