Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter

Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___ (2015), was a United States Supreme Court involving KBR and a former KRB contractor, Benjamin Carter.[1] In a unanimous opinion written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held that Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act only applies to criminal offenses.[2] The Court also held that qui tam lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act are no longer considered "pending" after they have been dismissed.[3]

Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 13, 2015 Decided May 26, 2015
Full case name	Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter
Docket no.	12-1497
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Case history
Prior	United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co., 710 F.3d 171 (4th Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 134 S. Ct. 2899 (2014).
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinion
Majority	Alito, joined by unanimous

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases
• Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
• List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court

References

1. Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, No. 12–1497, 575 U.S. ___ (2015), slip op. at 1.
2. Kellogg Brown, slip op. at 5.
3. Kellogg Brown, slip op. at 13.

External links

• Text of Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) is available from:  Justia  Oyez (oral argument audio)  Supreme Court (slip opinion)