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Zachary A. Kitts
Zachary A. Kitts is a partner at the Northern Virginia boutique law firm of K&G Law Group, PLLC, where he focuses his practice on employment law and qui tam litigation under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and the Federal False Claims Act.
Recent Posts
K&G Law Group, PLLC Announces the Launch of www.VirginiaQuiTamLawyers.com
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
New First Circuit Opinion Holds Important Lessons for Lawyers Interested in Bringing Qui Tam Cases...
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Abbot Laboratories Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Civil and Criminal Claims in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
The Question the American Legislative Exchange Counsel Cannot Answer: Why Do All of the Business-Friendly States Have State False Claims Acts?
Monday, April 30, 2012
Abraham Lincoln and the federal False Claims Act -- Did Lincoln Really Say Everything He Said?
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Congressional Oversight of Agencies Now on Display -- But Who Has Oversight of State Agencies?
Thursday, April 19, 2012
And Here It Is: The 2012 Legislative Wrap Up for State False Claims Act Legislation
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Study by the Center for Public Integrity Finds State Governments at Risk for Corruption...Surprise Surprise
Monday, March 19, 2012
K&G Law Group Announces the Fourth Anniversary of Virginia Qui Tam Law.com
Friday, February 24, 2012
Update from the Ohio Legislative Session -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Frederick Morgan Submit Testimony in Favor of the Ohio False Claims Act
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Missouri's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Ranked Number One in FY 2008, Despite Not Having a State False Claims Act
4/29/2010
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K&G Law Group, PLLC Announces the Launch of www.VirginiaQuiTamLawyers.com
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5/22/2012 7:39 AM
Abbot Laboratories Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Civil and Criminal Claims in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
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5/9/2012 1:40 PM
The Question the American Legislative Exchange Counsel Cannot Answer: Why Do All of the Business-Friendly States Have State False Claims Acts?
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4/30/2012 7:53 AM
Congressional Oversight of Agencies Now on Display -- But Who Has Oversight of State Agencies?
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4/19/2012 8:55 AM
And Here It Is: The 2012 Legislative Wrap Up for State False Claims Act Legislation
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4/14/2012 2:05 PM
Study by the Center for Public Integrity Finds State Governments at Risk for Corruption...Surprise Surprise
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3/19/2012 9:27 AM
K&G Law Group Announces the Fourth Anniversary of Virginia Qui Tam Law.com
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2/24/2012 10:11 AM
Virginia Qui Tam Law.com Author Zachary Kitts Launches K&G Law Group, PLLC
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2/13/2012 9:51 AM
The Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Publishes a New Model State False Claims Act for 2012
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1/25/2012 10:05 AM
Qui Tam Litigation and the Federal False Claims Act Become an Issue in the Presidential Primary
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1/14/2012 1:00 PM
Pat Burns from Taxpayers Against Fraud Predicts $9 billion in 2012
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1/12/2012 3:01 PM
The Year 2011 Review: A New Record False Claims Act Recoveries
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12/24/2011 7:41 AM
There is no new thing under the Sun … especially fraud, waste and abuse in government spending (and the need for the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and federal False Claims Act)
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12/20/2011 12:42 PM
Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey Jumps Into the Attorney General Race
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12/10/2011 3:14 PM
BREAKING NEWS: ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN CUCCINELLI TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA IN 2013
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12/1/2011 6:44 AM
SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AWAY: THE ON-GOING SAGA OF MR. MCCANN AND HIS FAILED EFFORTS TO BRING STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA FOR FAILURE TO ESCHEAT UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
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11/23/2011 10:36 AM
Remember the civil investigative demand served on UVa ?
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10/28/2011 11:38 AM
TANSTAAFL: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, Kentucky. No Kentucky False Claims Act Means No Intervention...
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10/25/2011 10:08 AM
Introducing a Dynamic New Tool from HHS-OIG
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10/15/2011 11:03 AM
Can Violations of the Davis-Bacon Act Trigger Liability Under the False Claims Act?
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9/22/2011 1:15 PM
Review of the 2011 Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference & Awards Dinner
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9/19/2011 8:41 AM
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Dedicates Resources to the Fight Against Fraud
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9/8/2011 1:05 PM
A Look at the Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
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8/19/2011 4:19 PM
News This Week: New York State Applies a New Model to False Claims Act Enforcement
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8/6/2011 11:27 AM
The Federal Government Gets Serious About Collecting Overpayments
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7/28/2011 7:38 AM
Commonsense Steps State and Local Governments Can Take to Fight Fraud and Strengthen False Claims Act Enforcement, Part II—Funding a State Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit
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7/22/2011 1:08 PM
Court Ordered Attorney's Fees under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and the federal False Claims Act
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7/9/2011 4:50 PM
Today the New Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Goes Into Effect
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7/1/2011 8:15 AM
Commonsense Steps State and Local Governments Can Take to Fight Fraud and Strengthen False Claims Act Enforcement
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6/28/2011 10:22 AM
Is there a False Claims Act in the works for Australia?
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6/15/2011 8:49 AM
Interesting Reading from the Wall Street Journal...
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5/26/2011 1:59 PM
Announcing the First New York State False Claims Act Conference
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5/17/2011 8:51 AM
SCOTUS Issues Opinion in Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States
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5/16/2011 11:02 AM
Judge Payne says "Hire Local Counsel in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia"
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5/2/2011 10:43 AM
What's in a name? A look at the definition of the term "kickback" in Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and federal False Claims Act cases
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4/29/2011 1:47 PM
Announcing upcoming CLE Seminar on Statutory Attorney's Fees in Virginia Courts
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4/26/2011 10:02 AM
Why do you think all the most business-friendly states have state False Claims Acts?
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4/16/2011 12:35 PM
Important Considerations for Settlement in a Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act case
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4/11/2011 9:05 AM
Two Major--and Historic--Events in the Past Seven Days...
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4/2/2011 9:41 AM
The New and Improved Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is "Enrolled" And Sent to the Governor!
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3/4/2011 1:42 PM
Stephen Kohn blogs about the ACLU lawsuit attacking the seal provisions of the federal False Claims Act
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2/26/2011 1:48 PM
The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is Amended to Match the Federal False Claims Act!
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2/25/2011 9:20 AM
On the topic of civil investigative demands issued by the Attorney General
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2/24/2011 10:45 AM
Legislative Update--SB 1262 is re-amended back into its original form in the House of Delegates
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2/14/2011 4:30 PM
The GMU Journal of Law, Economics & Policy Issue 7.1
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2/10/2011 5:35 PM
Action Alert--HB 1399 Must Be Defeated in the Senate
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2/8/2011 10:40 AM
Washington Post Announces Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's Intervention in Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case
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1/30/2011 10:19 AM
Legislative Update: Testimony in Support of SB 1262 before the Virginia General Assembly
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1/27/2011 6:31 AM
ACTION ALERT--AMENDMENTS GUTTING THE CID PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FRAUD AGAINST TAXPAYERS ACT
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1/20/2011 4:39 PM
Important Breaking News on the Legislative Front--state Sen. Jill Vogel and Del. Greg Habeeb Sponsor Amendments to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act!!
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1/18/2011 3:33 PM
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An Excellent Example of the Need for State False Claims Acts
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1/10/2011 12:07 PM
Announcing the First ebook on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
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12/31/2010 3:38 PM
New Opinion from the Eastern District of Virginia on Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute
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12/23/2010 10:43 AM
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Appeals Ruling on Civil Investigative Demand to University of Virginia
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12/21/2010 9:36 AM
Comments on the S.E.C.'s Proposed Rulemaking
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12/17/2010 12:48 PM
Book Review: "No One Would Listen" by Harry Markopolos (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)(2010)
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11/30/2010 9:13 AM
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Proving an objective falsehood is the key to success under the FCA
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11/19/2010 1:25 PM
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Settles False Claims Act Case Against School Lunch Providers
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10/20/2010 7:42 AM
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Breaks New Ground Yet Again with the September Issue of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Newsletter
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10/8/2010 10:31 AM
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A refreshed look at the pleading standards for Complaints....and Affirmative Defenses
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8/10/2010 12:47 PM
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Breaking News: The Dodd-Frank Conference Report on Amendments to the anti-retaliation provisions of the Federal False Claims Act
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6/28/2010 6:12 AM
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Truly, there is nothing new under the sun....including the reasons UVa seeks to quash the Civil Investigative Demand issued by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli
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6/1/2010 11:09 AM
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Cuccinelli Investigates Grant Fraud at the University of Virginia
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5/4/2010 9:27 AM
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Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli Staffs Up the Office of the Attorney General
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1/8/2010 4:48 PM
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Fraud on the Government--a true Equal Opportunity Employer
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1/6/2010 4:18 PM
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News from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia: United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Suit Against Virginia Medicaid Providers
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11/5/2009 2:23 PM
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Everyone seems to focus on the treble damages, civil penalties, and attorney's fees...
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10/8/2009 9:59 AM
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Announcing the Largest Federal Qui Tam/False Claims Act Settlement in History--and Virginia's Share
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9/2/2009 8:53 AM
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News from the Virginia Attorney General Race--Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore Endorses John Brownlee for Attorney General in 2009
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4/15/2009 12:39 PM
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Congressional Testimony in Support of the False Claims Correction Act of 2009
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4/2/2009 11:44 AM
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New Virginia Website Attempts to Expose VDOT Waste
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3/25/2009 5:04 PM
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Qui Tam Practice Example: Use of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act to Combat Fraud in State Grants
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3/20/2009 10:28 AM
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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
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1/21/2009 9:39 AM
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A New Year, A New President, and Lots of New Money--How We Can Prevent the Same Old Fraud?
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1/5/2009 8:48 AM
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Q & A: Is It Necessary for the Virginia Attorney General to File A Complaint Under Seal?
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11/28/2008 2:51 PM
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The Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
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7/19/2008 11:38 AM
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Proof that one Medicare provider with a laptop can steal more than ten men with guns
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6/13/2008 12:07 PM
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The Utility of Private Law Enforcement: Academic Support from the University of Chicago
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4/21/2008 11:22 AM
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Assessment of penalties against parties liable under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and Federal False Claims Act
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4/18/2008 8:33 AM
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The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act: One Year Anniversary
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3/21/2008 1:22 PM
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