Mealey's ( December 1, 2022, 9:13 AM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a false claims lawsuit against a water district and other defendants, agreeing that the relator filed his action beyond the applicable 10-year statute of repose and that the lower court did not err in awarding defendants attorney fees and costs because the whistleblower lawsuit was vexatious and intended to harass the defendants....