On April 26, trial will begin in United States ex rel. Markus v. Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., where relator Brian Markus, Aerojet’s former senior director of cybersecurity, alleges the company violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by concealing cybersecurity problems from the government.
When the Department of Justice declined to intervene in 2018, few would have predicted that Markus’ case would become a bellwether for a government initiative. But the Biden administration subsequently prioritized cybersecurity, and the DOJ’s new civil cyber-fraud initiative will pursue FCA theories that resemble Markus’ case and allegations.
This trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California could thus establish a blueprint for the DOJ’s new initiative—or identify potential obstacles.
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