A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against The Boeing Company who is accused of submitting false claims for labor charges on maintenance contracts with the U.S. Air Force for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft.
The whistleblowers that initiated this case will receive $3,910,000 as their share of the settlement.
Originally filed in 2007, this whistleblower lawsuit made claims that Boeing improperly charged labor costs under contracts with the Air Force for the maintenance and repair of C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Boeing’s Aerospace Support Center in San Antonio, Texas. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft, which is both manufactured and maintained by Boeing, is one of the military’s major systems for transporting troops and cargo throughout the world. The government alleged that the company knowingly and improperly billed a variety of labor costs in violation of applicable contract requirements, including for time its mechanics spent at meetings not directly related to the contracts.
