U.S. ex rel. Yannacopoulos v. General Dynamics

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in plaintiff's qui tam action alleging that defendants violated False Claims Act by submitting knowingly false certificates/vouchers seeking payment on sale of F-16 fighter jets to Greece where source of payment was borrowed U.S. funds. Dist Ct. could properly find that plaintiff failed as factual matter to establish that statements made in said certification/vouchers violated terms of subject contract or were objectively false. Ct. also held that plaintiff failed to show that any misstatement was material to govt. decision to continue financing Greek sale, or that any misstatement was knowingly made.