Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Penalties Equaling 35X Actual Damages
On June 29, 2010, in Missouri v. Spilton, No. SC 90586 (Mo. June 29, 2010), an action brought by the Attorney General, the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri issued a unanimous decision affirming a penalties award under the Missouri False Claims Act, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.905 (2009), in the amount of $1,625,000, where the actual damages allegedly suffered by the State were only $45,385.
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