A whistleblower lost his appeal to reinstate a False Claims Act suit against L-3 Communications Corp. alleging that the defense contractor fraudulently billed the US government for work performed under a contract with Australia.
James Steuert appealed the dismissal of his complaint, but the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Thursday it lacked jurisdiction because the district court never issued a final judgment.
The district court—which gave Steuert 20 days to amend his complaint—didn’t provide express notice that its order would automatically produce a final order of dismissal when the time to amend ran out, Judge Stephanos ...
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