United States of America Ex Rel., Harold R. Fine v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. Bechtel Petroleum Operations, Inc. And Williams Brothers Engineering Company, United States of America Ex Rel., Harold R. Fine v. The University of California, and the Board of Regents of the University of California

72 F.3d 740 64 USLW 2397 , 105 Ed. Law Rep. 885 , 11 IER Cases 352 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9438 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 16 ,440 UNITED STATES of America ex rel., Plaintiff, Harold R. FINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON, U.S.A., INC.; Bechtel Petroleum Operations, Inc.; and Williams Brothers Engineering Company, Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America ex rel., Plaintiff, Harold R. FINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, and The Board of Regents of the University of California, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 93-15012, 93-15728. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 31, 1995. Decided Dec. 12, 1995. Stuart M. Nelkin, Nelkin & Nelkin, Houston, Texas, for the plaintiff-appellant. Walter R. Allan, Alson Kemp, Jr., and Michael F. LaBianca, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee Chevron; Philip R. Placier and Scott L. Gardner, Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee Bechtel Petroleum; Weyman I. Lundquist and Stephanie M. Hinds, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellee Williams Brothers…