The Houston Housing Authority must again face a whistleblower’s claims it falsely certified that it would follow regulations for selecting property management contractors, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Karen Miniex, HHA’s former vice president and general counsel, raised False Claims Act claims with the particularity required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b), the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said in a nonprecedential opinion reversing dismissal of the claims.
Miniex’s complaint outlined the time, place, and contents of dozens of transactions involving requests for US Department of Housing and Urban Development funding and certifications made to ...
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