Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. 650 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court involving KBR and a former KRB contractor, Benjamin Carter.[1] In a unanimous opinion written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held that Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act only applies to criminal offenses.[2] The Court also held that qui tam lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act are no longer considered "pending" after they have been dismissed.[3]
Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter | |
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Argued January 13, 2015 Decided May 26, 2015 | |
Full case name | Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter |
Docket no. | 12-1497 |
Citations | 575 U.S. 650 (more) 135 S. Ct. 1970; 191 L. Ed. 2d 899 |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co., 710 F.3d 171 (4th Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 573 U. S. 957 (2014). |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
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edit- Text of Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion) (archived)