A False Claims Act whistleblower isn’t entitled to any attorneys’ fees stemming from a 2022 settlement with defense contractor Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc., the Fifth Circuit affirmed Thursday.
A Texas federal district court correctly denied the estate of Bud Conyers fees because he didn’t receive any share of the nearly $14 million settlement with the government, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said in a per curiam opinion. “Since Conyers’ claims were not settled, he did not receive a relator’s share and is not entitled to attorney fees,” the opinion said.
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