General Electric, Subcontractors Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Over Defective Parts for $11.5M
January 1, 2006In 2006, General Electric Co. (GE) and two of its subcontractors resolved a False Claims Act lawsuit for $11.5 million that alleged the companies sold defective products to the U.S. military including blades for use on airplanes and helicopters.
According to the allegations, over several years’ time, faulty quality control at GE’s Madisonville, Kentucky, Aircraft Engines...