Defend Trade Secrets Act litigation in federal courts
Defend Trade Secrets Act Litigation in Federal Courts As regular readers know, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 is one of the biggest developments in the world of qui tam / whistleblower law […]
President-elect Trump selects key government officials for the new administration
President-elect Trump selects key government officials As regular readers know, this blog is completely non-partisan and will support any elected official who supports vigorous enforcement of the federal False Claims Act. As President-elect Donald […]
Combating VEDP fraud using qui tam actions under Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
Yesterday, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission issued a less-than-flattering report on the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority (“VEDP”). As a result, today’s post takes a look at how the Commonwealth can combat […]
Attorney Fee Awards and Reasonable Hourly Rates for Lawyers
Attorney Fee Awards and Reasonable Hourly Rates for Lawyers Attorney fee awards and reasonable hourly rates for lawyers are important to us here at vaquitamlaw.com because, as regular readers know, the federal False Claims […]
Discovery Order on qui tam whistleblower privilege
I came across this discovery order on qui tam whistleblower privilege and I thought I would share it, as it seems to cover a number of topics discussed recently on this blog. The case […]
Federal Jurisdiction and State False Claims Act Litigation
Federal Jurisdiction and State False Claims Act Litigation Today we will take a look at an interesting case brought under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and whether there is federal jurisdiction for state […]
Federal False Claims Act Penalties Increase
Federal False Claims Act Penalties Increase As regular readers know, any person violating the FCA is liable to the United States for treble damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and civil penalties of not less […]
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part Two
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part Two This is part two of a two part post on the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, which was signed into law last week. Part one […]
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part One
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part One In a move that should be welcomed by all qui tam lawyers and whistle blowers, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 […]