False Claims-Qui Tam
Read the breaking stories of fraud against government, federal programs and contracts, and about recent qui tam actions, government interventions and legislative developments.
CFTC invites comments on whistleblower regs
The Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed a series of regulations to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...
4th Circuit says FCA gives no protection for filing retaliation claims
The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, issued an opinion yesterday that denies protection to employees who...
WSJ reports on hurdles for financial fraud whistleblowers
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today on the hurdles that whistleblowers face when they provide tips about financial fraud...
Wham-O takes on patent whistleblowers
The Wham-O company, maker of the Frisbee, is arguing to a federal appeals court that a qui tam provision in...
Arrests vindicate Wackenhut whistleblower in Miami
Marty Bair was a senior supervisor for Wackenhut in Miami, Florida, when he blew the whistle on how the company...
UGA Wins, Scientific Integrity Loses
My client Dr. David Lewis has written an essay about a disappointing outcome of his qui tam whistleblower lawsuit. It...
CNBC notices whistleblower provisions of Dodd-Frank Act
CNBC released a story yesterday about the qui tam provisions of the new Dodd-Frank Act, the financial reform law. They...
Justice Department Considering Using False Claims Act to Recover Losses in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Assistant Attorney General Tony West confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice was "considering all avenues of redress against the...
NWC Hosts Seminar on Dodd-Frank Reform & the False Claims Act
On Friday, July 23, 2010, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) hosted a seminar on the False Claims Act that included...
DOJ answers NWC call for FCA action on oil spill
Last month, we posted here our letter to the U.S. Department of Justice calling on them to exercise their power...
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