A federal notice provision requiring challenges in shipping-rate disputes to be brought within 180 days is trumped by the False Claims Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second held Wednesday.
Saying adherence to the notice provision would undermine the purpose of the act because any notice would tip off alleged violators, the Second Circuit reversed a lower court and reinstated the case of Grupp v. DHL Express (USA) Inc., 12-3829.
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