Government or causes the wrongful expenditure of U.S Government funds, a whistleblower may be entitled to bring suit under the Federal False Claims Act. Where the conduct cheats state or city governments out of money or deprives them of the products and services that they contracted to buy, ...
The False Claims Act (FCA) has been called the government's most successful weapon in the fight against healthcare fraud and abuse (S. Rep. No. 345, 1986). The FCA imposes liability on any person who "knowingly presents...a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval" to the ...
it shall have the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action, and shall not be bound by an act of the person bringing the action. Such person shall have the right to continue as a party to the action, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (2). ...
Federal district court holds that application of the False Claims Act鈥檚 civil penalty provision would violate the Eighth Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of excessive fines and declines to impose penalties where there is no evidence of economic harm to the government...
Panelist, A New Day Has Dawned: Federal and State False Claims Act Litigation is Now the Vanguard, presented at the ABA Section of Litigation and Criminal Justice Section 2011 Conference, MiamiMeredith S...
This is a brief discussion of the constitutional questions raised by qui tam provisions; of the history of such provisions; and of the three existing, active federal qui tam statutes--the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733; the false marking patent statute, 35 U.S.C. 292; and ...
Expansion of Federal False Claims ActThe Federal Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) was enacted in May 2009. FERA is a major expansion of the Federal False Claims Act and has significant application to Medicaid providers, managed care plans, and their contractors. Under the ...
Client(s)Education Management Corporation Jones Day is defending Education Management Company (EDMC) against a False Claims Act action brought by private relators and joined by the federal government, several states and the District of Columbia. EDMC is one of the nation's largest, for-profit, pr...
That can take a few years, but it is the most likely result of any whistleblower filing under the Federal False Claims Act. On the other hand the False Claims Act, unlike other whistleblower reward laws, also allows the whistleblower to continue to pursue the claims in court even after ...
ByDavid A. Mahoney,Mindy B. Pava On October 22, the Department of Justice announced that Pennsylvania State University will pay $1.25 million to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit accusing it of failing to comply with cybersecurity [...] ...