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.
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...
False Claims Act Seminar Will Include Presentation on Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
The curriculum for our upcoming seminar titled "Integrating the False Claims Act into Your Law Practice" has been updated to...
Lawyers start assessing Dodd-Frank Act remedies
President Obama is scheduled to sign the Dodd-Frank Act tomorrow to enact the most significant reforms of our financial system...
Whistleblower Bobby Maxwell tells CNN about slipshod MMS inspections
Last month, CNN's Special Investigations Unit released a story about Bobby Maxwell's experience as an inspector for the U.S. Department...
NWC Demands Attorney General Hold the Offshore Oil Industry Liable for Fraud in the Gulf
Attorneys for the NWC submitted a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling for an investigation of BP and the...
Upcoming Seminar: Integrating the False Claims Act Into Your Law Practice
The False Claims Act is the most powerful federal whistleblower law. Unfortunately, attorneys and their clients often miss the opportunity...
Financial reform bill could increase detection of corruption
Business Ethics magazine is reporting on the anticipation of corporate lawyers for more work in defending corruption cases. In an...
Maryland House passes watered-down Little FCA
I previously reported on how the Maryland Senate watered down its "Little FCA" bill so that lawsuits would not cost...
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