False Claims-Qui Tam

On Monday, Senator Grassley (R-IA) expressed his support for the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (S. 386) saying “we simply cannot allow unscrupulous individuals to defraud the government and rip off taxpayers.” The bill provides new tools for...

If you haven't noticed, we have been really focused on passing stronger whistleblower laws in the economic stimulus bill. We had a major success when the bill passed the House of Representatives, and now we are moving on to the...

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a writ of certiorari in the case of Eisenstein v. New York. Eisenstein is a qui tam action brought by municipal employees in New York City. The complaint makes a rather unique argument, alleging that...

"Whistle-blower legislation brings in a lot of money," proclaims the headline in Business Hungary magazine. The article in November's issue reports on a trip to Hungary by Stephen M. Kohn, President of the National Whistlelbower Center.  Stephen Kohn traveled to...

The Boston Globe is reporting that the Supreme Court is considering taking up a case that "might set new limits on whistle-blower lawsuits against drugmakers, biotechnology companies, and other businesses." The court has requested advice from the Department of Justice...

It's been a week since our last post, and a lot has happened in the world of whistleblower protection since then. Here are some of the high (and low) lights: ITS OFFICIAL! The CPSC Reform Act (HR.4040/S.2663) will contain strong...

Two False Claims Act Settlements were reported yesterday, totaling approximately $280 million in fraudulently obtained government contract money that is now being returned to the US taxpayers. Health insurance giant Amerigroup has settled with the governments of the United States...

Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to amend the False Claims Act, sending the measure along to be voted on by the full House of Representatives. Companion legislation (S.2041) was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in April. The...

If you do the math on a Washington Post story yesterday it turns out the paper reported on what amounts to 225 scandals. The Justice Department told the Post there is a backlog of approximately 900 False Claims Act cases,...

Today the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Allision Engine Co., Inc., Et Al. v. United States Ex Rel. Sanders Et Al.  After a quick read of this decision, it is evident that Congress should pass the False Claims...