Supreme Court of the United States

Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk

May 16, 2011179 L. Ed. 2d 825

Summary

The Court held that a federal agency's written response to a FOIA request constitutes a report under the False Claims Act public disclosure bar, reversing the Second Circuit. Justice Ginsburg dissented, arguing that this limits whistleblowers' ability to substantiate claims.