Weighing the constitutionality of civil penalties under the False Claims Act, a federal judge in Virginia has refused to impose a minimum $50.2 million fine against an international moving and shipping company for its fraudulent conduct.
Judge Anthony Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia called the statutorily required fine “grossly disproportional” to allegations Gosselin Worldwide Moving bilked the federal government.
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