December 20, 2004
A former quality-control engineer at General Electric’s aircraft engine plant alleges that the company concealed defects. The suit contends that the company continued shipping defective jet engine blades rather than correcting the problem, even though it knew that the defects could cause catastrophic failures.
Terri Brown brought the suit, which seeks $64.4 million in damages, under the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act.
The story is reported on in a December 11, 2004 Associated Press story.