Date Filed:
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Settlement Amount:
$4,750,000
A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Office Depot Inc who is accused of selling office supply products to federal agencies manufactured in countries not permitted by the Trade Agreements Act.
The whistleblowers in this suit will receive $712,500.
Filed in 2003, the whisteblower lawsuit alleges that Office Depot Inc sold products from countries, such as China and Taiwan, that do not have reciprocal trade agreements with the U.S. Office Depot was required by its contract with the General Services Administration to prevent such items from being offered for sale to U.S. government agencies.
