District Court Says Case on Honeywell Body Armor Fraud Can Proceed
The District Court for the District of Colombia has ruled that a case against Honeywell International Inc. regarding false claims, fraud, and unjust enrichment in the sale of Zylon body armor shields - to be incorporated into Z Shield bullet…
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proof vests - may proceed, denying Honeywell's motion to dismiss. The U.S. is alleging, among other things, that Honeywell failed to reveal data indicating problems with the protective qualities of the shields (e.g. degradation in tensile strength when exposed to light, etc.), and instead maintained that none of its data should cause Armor Holdings, Inc. to reconsider marketing or selling the Z Shield vests. Civil Action No. 08-961 (dated 07/08/11).