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Northrop Grumman

McMorrough and Hanson v. Northrop Grumman (Failure to Properly Manufacture Replacement Parts)

Date: 03/13/2000 (Date of Settlement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Defense – Air Force

Contracting Party: Defense - Air Force

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $750,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: In response to this qui tam action, Northrop Grumman paid $750,000 “to settle claims arising from its failure to properly manufacture more than 5,000 replacement parts it made for use on military aircraft.” Allegedly violating part of a 1992 contract with the Air Force to convert cargo planes to military aircraft, the company failed to recalibrate ovens used to manufacture replacement parts.