June 21, 2024
Sikorsky Support Services Inc. and Derco Aerospace Inc. have agreed to pay $70 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that they overcharged the U.S. Navy for spare parts and materials for training aircraft through an illegal subcontracting arrangement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
October 18, 2023
A Wisconsin federal judge partially tossed allegations that two Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. units charged inflated costs through an illegal subcontracting arrangement, finding that the accounting arrangement between the two units did not affect the prices they charged the U.S. Navy.
May 20, 2021
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is asking a Wisconsin federal court to toss allegations that two Sikorsky units charged inflated costs through an illegal subcontracting arrangement, arguing that the government made an "about-face" to match its definition of actual costs to its allegations.
July 23, 2018
A Wisconsin federal judge trimmed claims from a False Claims Act suit accusing Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. of overcharging the U.S. Navy for replacement aircraft parts, ruling two Sikorsky units hadn’t engaged in a kickback scheme, but let reverse false claims allegations move forward.
February 26, 2018
The federal government hit back Friday at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s bid to cut "overbroad" allegations from a False Claims Act suit accusing the company of overcharging the U.S. Navy for replacement aircraft parts, telling a Wisconsin federal court the complexity of the case was driven by the alleged wrongdoing of Sikorsky itself.
January 12, 2018
Sikorsky urged a Wisconsin federal judge on Friday to trim claims from a consolidated False Claims Act suit accusing the company of overcharging the U.S. Navy for thousands of replacement aircraft parts, arguing the government has made "excessive and overbroad" allegations.
November 07, 2017
A Wisconsin federal judge on Monday consolidated two False Claims Act suits accusing two Lockheed Martin units of jacking up the costs of thousands of replacement aircraft parts, finding that both whistleblower cases backed by the government raise common concerns.
October 17, 2014
The government has filed its complaint intervening in a False Claims Act suit against United Technologies Corp.'s Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and its subsidiaries, which are accused of submitting false billing statements to the U.S. Department of Defense that hid an illegal 32 percent markup on vendor products.
August 12, 2014
A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday unsealed a False Claims Act lawsuit brought against United Technologies Corp., Derco Aerospace Inc. and others, for allegedly submitting false billing statements to the U.S. Department of Defense with a 20 percent markup on items obtained from vendors.