Eaton Fails to Quash Whistleblower’s Labor Hours Fraud Suit

Eaton Corp. PLC and Eaton Aerospace LLC failed to convince a court that a whistleblower’s delay requires dismissing a False Claims Act suit alleging improper employment practices under defense contracts.

Eaton didn’t show that Stephen Davis’ suit should be thrown out even though it took Davis six months to comply with a court order to serve his complaint on the defendants , Judge Consuelo B. Marshall of the US District Court for the Central District of California said in an order denying a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. The July 2023 court order did not include a deadline ...