(A) the person committing the violation of this subsection furnished officials of the United States responsible for investigating false claims violations with all information known to such person about the violation within 30 days after the date on which the defendant first obtained the information; (...
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, ...
Page 1. THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT: CAN WHISTLE BLOWERS REACH STATEAND LOCAL TAX DOLLARS? JOHN R. HELLOW* STACIE K. NERONI** Stacie Neroniis an associate at the law firm of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman.Hellow, John RNeroni, Stacie K...
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...
Eventually, it is most likely that if a person files a False Claims Act case, the person will be named by the court as the whistleblower. That process can take time. The whistleblower can benefit from the government’s investigation and remain hidden while the government conducts their ...
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 ...
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, p
Congress’ Creation of Privately Funded and Privately Managed Federal Program Not Enough to Trigger False Claims Act Liability View Advisory as PDF In a decision that may have far-reaching implications to the Federal Government’s efforts to oversee the E-Rate Program, the Fifth Circuit Court...
American International Group (AIG); Fifth Amendment Taking and Illegal Exaction Claims; Shareholder Class Action; Demand for Corporate Equity and Voting Control as Consideration for Loan; Section 13(3), Federal Reserve Act; Effect of AIG Board's Approval of Terms; Damages; Economic Loss Analysis....