Overview
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently granted summary judgment for a subcontractor in a qui tam case under the civil False Claims Act alleging failure to comply with the Buy American Act (BAA). U.S. ex rel. Kress v. Masonry Solutions Int’l., Inc., C.A. 12-2380 (ED LA, June 8, 2015). Although the complaint alleged a violation of the BAA, the procurement was subject to the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), and was largely decided pursuant to the TAA’s country of origin requirements.
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