FULL TEXT.....PHOTOCOPY
FOIA Document - Memorandum For File, dated March 15, 1990, by Stuart M. Gerson, Assistant Attorney General,
Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Re: United States
ex rel. Robert C. Ballew v. Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation and Textron
Lycoming Corporation, Civ. Action No. 4-88-287-E (N.D. Tex.), D. J. File
No. 46-73-1322.
| #1 - Authority to intervene... |
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"...Authority to intervene... in the above
referenced qui tam suit
(CA-4-88-287-E (N.D. Tex.)) under the False Claims
Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733) against Aerospatiale Helicopter
Corporation ("Aerospatiale") and
(against) Textron Lycoming Corporation ("Textron
"), based upon the manufacture and delivery of
defective LTS101 engines for use in helicopters
owned by the United States Coast Guard, and the submission of false claims for
payment, is granted." |
N/A |
| #2 - Authority is granted to accept settlement offers... |
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A. Textron's past damages of $17 million.
B. Textron's interim damages of $1.5 million.
C. Textron's future damages of $100 million.(PBTH Contract @ 6 yrs. + 24 yrs.) D. Textron's other valuable consideration...(= unknown!)
E. Aerospatiale's "dismissed administrative claims" of $26.4 million.
F. Aerospatiale's other valuable consideration...(= unknown!)
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$17.00 million
$1.50 million
$100.00 million
+ $?.?? million
$26.40 million
+ $?.?? million
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| #3 - To settle Ballew's suit. |
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"...in settlement of the above referenced suit, and to move to dismiss that
suit with prejudice." |
N/A |
| "Finally, authority is granted to pay the relator 15 percent of the $17
million payment (with interest from November 2, 1989) by Textron as the
relator's statutory share the recovery in this case." |
- $2.40 million |
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SUBTOTAL = |
$141.60+ million |
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31 U.S.C. 3730(d)(1) "MANDATORY" AWARD BALANCE DUE (15%) = |
$21.24+ million |
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