IRS Loses Motion to Dismiss Whistleblower Contract Claim
John Doe served as a confidential informant for the IRS in a criminal payroll and corporate income tax evasion investigation. Doe claims that IRS agents promised to pay him a reward of 15% of any taxes collected because of information he provided to them about his...
Government Inaction Can’t Give Rise to a Taking, Federal Circuit Holds
On August 30, 2019, Bench Creek Ranch, LLC, owned by Paul Plouviez, sued the United States in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, seeking over $800,000 in just compensation for the taking of the Ranch’s water rights in federal land covered by Bench Creek’s grazing...
Constructive Notice of Claim Enough to Start the Statute of Limitations Running
One thing that any litigant in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims should always remember is that, unlike other courts including federal district courts, in this Court the statute of limitations is jurisdictional and can be raised any time in the litigation, even on...
Fact Witness Disclosure Deemed Timely Two Years After Fact Discovery Closed
Following a year of fact discovery in a patent infringement case involving medical devices, University of South Florida, Board of Trustees v. United States, the parties commenced expert discovery. During the deposition of one of the Government’s experts, the witness...
Water for Irrigation vs. Fish Protection? Look to the Statute for the Answer
The Twitchell Dam and Reservoir is located in southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County in California on the Cuyama River. Two environmental groups, the San Luis Obispo Waterkeeper and the Los Padres Forest watch sued the U.S. Bureau of...
Your Guide on How to Protect Your Rights in Federal Takings and Inverse Condemnation Actions
Are you facing a taking from the government? Need to understand what a taking is and what you can do about it? Read our Takings Law Guide.