Outcome: $1,107,761 settlement and 20% whistleblower reward
Tycko & Zavareei LLP Partner Jonathan Tycko represented a whistleblower in a False Claims Act qui tam case against against Eos Energy Storage, LLC (Eos Energy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. The lawsuit alleged that Eos Energy committed customs fraud by falsifying the value of “dry batteries” produced in China that Eos imported into the United States, and that by doing so Eos Energy underpaid duties owned on those imported batteries. The government settled the case with Eos Energy for $1,107,761, and the whistleblower was awarded a 20% share.