3rd Cir. rejects authority's federal false claim against operator of NJ county facility because of no loss to U.S

摘要

The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held on May 8 that the people of New Jersey, not the Federal Government, lose out if the operator of a leased solid waste facility does not pay the cost of "host benefits" to the Union County Utilities Authority (UCUA). As a result, the panel affirmed dismissal of the authority's federal false claim against Covanta Energy Corp., operator of the facility. Sunil R. Garg, executive director of the UCUA, appealed on behalf of New Jersey and the federal government, the dismissal of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) claim and the district court's refusal to exercise supplemental jurisdiction under the New Jersey False Claims Act.