False Claims-Qui Tam

This week the Department of Justice issued a series of press releases announcing settlements in several cases under the False Claims Act. The settlement of these cases, originally brought under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act, resulted...

The National Whistleblowers Center recently updated its False Claim Acts: Federal, State and Municipal Qui Tam Laws publication. This publication outlines all current U.S. laws that allow private citizens who witness fraud against a government entity to file suit "blowing...

During the 2013 fiscal year, the Justice Department secured $3.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases under the False Claims Act

GE Hitachi agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve FCA allegations that it made false statements to the DOE and the NRC.

West Virginia's Proposed False Claims Act under Attack by Chamber of Commerce

National Whistleblower Center released a new report on the importance of the False Claims Act which rebuts the Chamber of Commerce proposals.

NWC Releases New Report on Importance of False Claims Act Rebuts Chamber of Commerce Proposals

Pennsylvania Moves Toward Adopting FCA

Grassley questioned whether that would mean Obamacare programs are not subject to federal anti-kickback statutes and the federal False Claims Act, one of the government's most effective tools against fraud, especially health care fraud in recent years.

DOJ Announces False Claims Act Settlements Recovering $60 Million for Taxpayers