Tata Consultancy Prevails in Whistleblower’s Fraud Appeal (1)

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. defeated a whistleblower’s attempt to reinstate a False Claims Act suit that alleged the India-based IT services company fraudulently deprived the government of funds related to foreign worker visas, the Fifth Circuit said Wednesday.

A Texas federal district court correctly rejected Jack “Jay” Palmer’s counts alleging reverse false claims, which occur when a defendant conceals an obligation to pay the government, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed.

Palmer said Tata had an obligation to pay the government higher fees associated with securing H-1B visas for workers performing services in specialty occupations, which ...