B3 Group, Octo Consulting Defeat Veteran’s Retaliation Lawsuit

May 29, 2024, 6:35 PM UTC

Octo Consulting Group LLC, B3 Group Inc., and others won dismissal of a suit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by terminating a relationship with a subcontractor in retaliation for calling attention to fraud under US Department of Veterans Affairs IT contracts.

David Michael Snyder—owner of subcontractor and service-disabled veteran-owned small business AeroSage LLC—lacked standing to sue because he didn’t plausibly allege that he was an employee of, or had a contract with, Octo or B3, Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida said in a Tuesday order granting ...

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