Zachary Kitts
Zachary Kitts is a founding partner at K&G Law Group, PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act, employment law, business torts, and other complex civil litigation matters. In total, Zach's false claims act cases have returned more than $118 million to federal, state, and local governments. Zach has been involved in a number of precedent-setting false claims act cases against banks and financial services companies, healthcare providers, defense contractors, and others.
Breaking News: Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell resigns to focus on his gubernatorial race
Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced his resignation this morning in an email to OAG staffers. No big surprise there–for the last thirty years, no Virginia Attorney General has served more than three years in office. Julian Walker at the PilotOnline […]
Just One Example of Why the Office of the Attorney General is so Important
Given that the last few posts have concerned the OxyContin prosecutions led by Attorney General Bob McDonnell and former U.S. Attorney John Brownlee, today’s OAG press release was perfect timing.Today, Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell awarded a small slice of […]
Eli Lilly May Spend $2 Billion More for Fraud on State Governments–But Again, Where is Virginia’s Share?
Eli Lilly & Co., after agreeing to pay more than $2.6 billion to settle claims by the federal government and an assortment of state governments over the marketing of its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa, still faces lawsuits that might cost the […]
How The Mighty Have Fallen: Restrictions Are Upheld for Executives in Purdue Pharma OxyContin Case
An administrative law judge has upheld a decision barring three former Purdue Pharma executives from participating in federal health care programs for 15 years, the Department of Health and Human Services announced last Friday, according to the New York Times. The three […]
Eli Lilly Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle Qui Tam Claims Brought by the United States and 26 States–Unfortunately, Virginia is Not Among Them
For the first time, a qui tam settlement has topped the $1 billion mark. Late last week, Eli Lilly announced that it had agreed to pay a total of $1.4 billion to the United States and to a collection of participating […]
SCOTUS Blog Selects Several False Claims Act Cases in “Petitions to Watch”
This week the renowned SCOTUS blog highlighted Petitions for Certiorari filed in several False Claims Act cases. This is important for many reasons, not the least of which is that the folks at the SCOTUS blog have an uncanny ability […]
A New Year, A New President, and Lots of New Money–How We Can Prevent the Same Old Fraud?
The year 2009 will bring a new President to the White House who has promised lots and lots of new federal money to fund various state and federal projects. Some have gone so far as to say that President-elect Obama […]
Ohio Auditor Misses the Mark: Ohio’s Plan to Reduce Medicaid Fraud Includes Everything BUT a State False Claims Act
The state of Ohio–which, like every other state, is facing a record budget deficit–is searching for ways to cut costs and stretch its budget a little. Amazingly, in a new report released this week by Mary Taylor (who currently serves as […]
Breaking News: Amendments to the Michigan False Claims Act
Yesterday, the Michigan False Claims Act was amended to add two important–but optional–elements of a state false claims act. Previously, this blog has not addressed elements of a state false claims act over and above compliance with Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, […]
Starting today, Federal Contractors Must Focus on Ethics and Disclose “Credible Evidence” of False Claims Act Violations
Effective today, federal contractors are required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) to take certain proactive steps regarding the Federal False Claims Act. The Federal Register’s publication, which includes the comments made by the industry, and the responses to such […]