( June 18, 2026, 9:55 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge granted summary judgment for an equipment dealer in a former employee’s suit alleging that the dealer violated the False Claims Act (FCA) when receiving a COVID-related Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan by altering or misrepresenting its payroll records, finding that the former employee failed to establish the materiality and scienter required to establish liability under the FCA....