To: LegalBeast who wrote (22112 ) 1/6/1999 1:01:00 AM From: jhild Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Well there Little Buddy, looks like you didn't read the account closely enough. At least not closely enough to stop your reflexive stuttering of the word irresponsible. The article says:WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice announced today that it has intervened in a qui tam lawsuit originally filed by the Virgin Islands Housing Authority alleging a construction company and several of its officers defrauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of $800,000 by submitting false claims for the renovation and rehabilitation of two public housing projects in the Virgin Islands. they intervened . That seems very much different than the impression that you would like to leave, that they were involuntarily compelled to become involved. (Just as compelled I guess to make that public statement of their actions.)qui tam , it would seem that you have put your own biased spin on its definition, I suppose for your own purposes. A more literal meaning for the phrase that you have quoted is "who as well for the king as for himself sues in this matter ". You might have considered using it as it is descriptive, even to laymen about what the real process is. (http://www.quitam.com/quitam1.html )qui tam action apparently in US District Court. The Justice Department when such actions are brought seem to indeed have full discretion as to whether they join this case. (http://www.quitam.com/quitam6.html ) It is important to note that since they did so, there must have been some merit. But then you already knew that didn't you?"exactly ... they had no choice " Quite the little legal beast aren't you? (Still feeling responsible yourself, Little Buddy?) And you're the one making the claim of being a legal student. Don't they teach ethics in your curriculum? Or are you working for Carl?
