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K&G Law Group, PLLC Announces the Launch of www.VirginiaQuiTamLawyers.com

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/22/2012 7:39 AM

New First Circuit Opinion Holds Important Lessons for Lawyers Interested in Bringing Qui Tam Cases...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/12/2012 3:00 PM

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

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 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?

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/30/2012 7:53 AM

Abraham Lincoln and the federal False Claims Act -- Did Lincoln Really Say Everything He Said?

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/21/2012 12:41 PM

Study by the Center for Public Integrity Finds State Governments at Risk for Corruption...Surprise Surprise

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/19/2012 9:27 AM

K&G Law Group Announces the Fourth Anniversary of Virginia Qui Tam Law.com

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/24/2012 10:11 AM

Virginia Qui Tam Law.com Author Zachary Kitts Launches K&G Law Group, PLLC

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/13/2012 9:51 AM

The Year 2011 Review: A New Record False Claims Act Recoveries

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 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)

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/20/2011 12:42 PM

Review of Significant 2011 Events for the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/14/2011 12:49 PM

Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey Jumps Into the Attorney General Race

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/10/2011 3:14 PM

More Candidates for Virginia Attorney General Jump Into the Fray

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/6/2011 11:04 AM

BREAKING NEWS: ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN CUCCINELLI TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA IN 2013

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 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

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/23/2011 10:36 AM

The U.S. Small Business Administration Gets Serious about Fraud and False Claims in SBA Small Business Programs

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/5/2011 1:50 PM

TANSTAAFL: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, Kentucky. No Kentucky False Claims Act Means No Intervention...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/25/2011 10:08 AM

Introducing a Dynamic New Tool from HHS-OIG

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/15/2011 11:03 AM

A Giant Leap Forward for Virginia Courts....

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/4/2011 11:57 AM

Can You Still Believe That Some States Don't Have a State False Claims Act?

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/1/2011 4:00 PM

Can Violations of the Davis-Bacon Act Trigger Liability Under the False Claims Act?

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/22/2011 1:15 PM

Review of the 2011 Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference & Awards Dinner

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/19/2011 8:41 AM

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Dedicates Resources to the Fight Against Fraud

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/8/2011 1:05 PM

A Look at the Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 8/19/2011 4:19 PM

News This Week: New York State Applies a New Model to False Claims Act Enforcement

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 8/6/2011 11:27 AM

The Federal Government Gets Serious About Collecting Overpayments

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 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

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 7/22/2011 1:08 PM

Maybe next year Super Lawyers will have a category for Qui Tam...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 7/12/2011 11:17 AM

Court Ordered Attorney's Fees under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and the federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 7/9/2011 4:50 PM

Today the New Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Goes Into Effect

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 7/1/2011 8:15 AM

Commonsense Steps State and Local Governments Can Take to Fight Fraud and Strengthen False Claims Act Enforcement

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 6/28/2011 10:22 AM

Interesting Reading from the Wall Street Journal...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/26/2011 1:59 PM

Announcing the First New York State False Claims Act Conference

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/17/2011 8:51 AM

SCOTUS Issues Opinion in Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/16/2011 11:02 AM

Judge Payne says "Hire Local Counsel in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia"

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 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

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/29/2011 1:47 PM

Announcing upcoming CLE Seminar on Statutory Attorney's Fees in Virginia Courts

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/26/2011 10:02 AM

Why do you think all the most business-friendly states have state False Claims Acts?

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/16/2011 12:35 PM

Important Considerations for Settlement in a Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act case

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/11/2011 9:05 AM

Two Major--and Historic--Events in the Past Seven Days...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/2/2011 9:41 AM

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Issues Opinion in ACLU et al. v. Eric H. Holder, et al.

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/28/2011 12:07 PM

Still the "Rocket Docket" after all these years...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/17/2011 11:04 AM

The Supreme Court of Virginia Grants Appeal in Cuccinelli v. UVa

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/9/2011 9:57 AM

The New and Improved Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is "Enrolled" And Sent to the Governor!

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/4/2011 1:42 PM

Stephen Kohn blogs about the ACLU lawsuit attacking the seal provisions of the federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/26/2011 1:48 PM

The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is Amended to Match the Federal False Claims Act!

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/25/2011 9:20 AM

On the topic of civil investigative demands issued by the Attorney General

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/24/2011 10:45 AM

Legislative Update--SB 1262 is re-amended back into its original form in the House of Delegates

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/14/2011 4:30 PM

The GMU Journal of Law, Economics & Policy Issue 7.1

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/10/2011 5:35 PM

Action Alert--HB 1399 Must Be Defeated in the Senate

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/8/2011 10:40 AM

Washington Post Announces Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's Intervention in Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/30/2011 10:19 AM

Legislative Update: Testimony in Support of SB 1262 before the Virginia General Assembly

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/27/2011 6:31 AM

ACTION ALERT--AMENDMENTS GUTTING THE CID PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FRAUD AGAINST TAXPAYERS ACT

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 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!!

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/18/2011 3:33 PM | Add Comment

An Excellent Example of the Need for State False Claims Acts

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/10/2011 12:07 PM

Announcing the First ebook on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/31/2010 3:38 PM

New Opinion from the Eastern District of Virginia on Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/23/2010 10:43 AM

Comments on the S.E.C.'s Proposed Rulemaking

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/17/2010 12:48 PM

A Welcome Change in the Expert Witness Provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/14/2010 2:19 PM | Add Comment

Book Review: "No One Would Listen" by Harry Markopolos (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)(2010)

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/30/2010 9:13 AM | Add Comment

Government recognition of the vital role of the qui tam whistleblower in False Claims Act litigation....

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/20/2010 3:10 PM

Proving an objective falsehood is the key to success under the FCA

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/19/2010 1:25 PM | Add Comment

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Breaks New Ground Yet Again with the September Issue of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Newsletter

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/8/2010 10:31 AM | Add Comment

Argument to be Held Tomorrow on the ACLU's Challenge to the Seal Provisions of the Federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/21/2010 11:59 AM | Add Comment

A Look at Overpayments in the Contracting World

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/16/2010 3:09 PM

Virginia Qui Tam Law.com blog subscriptions are now available on your Kindle

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 8/25/2010 7:17 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A refreshed look at the pleading standards for Complaints....and Affirmative Defenses

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 8/10/2010 12:47 PM | Add Comment

Is UVa Allowing a Political Bias to Inhibit Cooperation with the Virginia Attorney General?

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 7/6/2010 2:56 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Breaking News: The Dodd-Frank Conference Report on Amendments to the anti-retaliation provisions of the Federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 6/28/2010 6:12 AM | Add Comment

The June 2010 Issue of Virginia's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Newsletter

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 6/20/2010 3:39 PM

New Opinion on Reasonable Attorney's Fees in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/28/2010 11:44 AM | Add Comment

The travails of Colorado, and perhaps an interesting new change in strategy from the enemies of fiscal responsibility.....

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/30/2010 8:28 AM | Add Comment

Important New Opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/3/2010 12:50 PM | Add Comment

March 2, 1863: On This Day in History...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/2/2010 4:21 PM | Add Comment

The Virginia Supreme Court ends a series of misguided attempts to abuse the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/1/2010 11:29 AM | Add Comment

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Breaks New Ground, and Comes Out of his Corner Swinging.....

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/12/2010 10:20 PM | Add Comment

Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund files amicus brief in ACLU et al. v. Eric Holder, et al. in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/3/2010 12:11 PM | Add Comment

Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli Staffs Up the Office of the Attorney General

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/8/2010 4:48 PM | Add Comment

Fraud on the Government--a true Equal Opportunity Employer

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/6/2010 4:18 PM | Add Comment

President Obama Signs the Franken Amendments into Law

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 12/22/2009 2:32 PM | Add Comment

Everyone seems to focus on the treble damages, civil penalties, and attorney's fees...

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/8/2009 9:59 AM | Add Comment

North Carolina Joins the Deficit Reduction Club With a Bang

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/5/2009 12:25 PM | Add Comment

Announcing the Largest Federal Qui Tam/False Claims Act Settlement in History--and Virginia's Share

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 9/2/2009 8:53 AM | Add Comment

The ACLU's Ill-Advised Publicity Stunt Comes to an End

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 8/21/2009 1:54 PM | Add Comment

New SCOTUS Opinion on the Federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 6/8/2009 4:38 PM | Add Comment

Introducing the New and Improved Federal False Claims Act!

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 6/2/2009 12:45 PM | Add Comment

Important New Opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Addresses the Seal Requirements of the Federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/5/2009 8:06 AM | Add Comment

Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund files Amicus Curiae Memorandum in Support of the Department of Justice's Motion to Dismiss in ACLU, et al. v. Eric Holder, et al., 1:09cv042

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/24/2009 6:37 AM | Add Comment

Fools--or in this case, the Government Accountability Project, OMB Watch, and the ACLU--Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/17/2009 12:38 AM | Add Comment

An Important and Groundbreaking New Fourth Circuit Opinion is Issued today in United States ex rel DRC v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al.

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/10/2009 8:02 AM | Add Comment

Congressional Testimony in Support of the False Claims Correction Act of 2009

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 4/2/2009 11:44 AM | Add Comment

A New Defense for Fraudfeasors Emerges from the Maryland Legislature: "Your Honor, I was just trying to create jobs."

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/30/2009 9:06 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Special Report on last week's "IRS Whistleblower Bootcamp"

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 3/11/2009 8:12 AM | Add Comment

William C. "Bill" Mims Formally Becomes Virginia's 45th Attorney General

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/27/2009 12:04 PM | Add Comment

News from the Race for Virginia Attorney General

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/18/2009 7:55 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Breaking News: Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell resigns to focus on his gubernatorial race

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 2/3/2009 10:33 AM | Add Comment

How The Mighty Have Fallen: Restrictions Are Upheld for Executives in Purdue Pharma OxyContin Case

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 1/27/2009 5:27 PM | Add Comment

The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Finally Makes the Front Page of Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/10/2008 10:37 AM | Add Comment

UPDATE: Settlement Announced in the first Non-Intervened case under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act in Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Nisar A. Siddiqui v. Navy Federal Credit Union, et al.

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 11/5/2008 8:23 AM | Add Comment

October 27, 2008 Marks the Anniversary of the Rebirth of the Federal False Claims Act

Posted by Zachary Kitts at 10/27/2008 7:40 AM | Add Comment
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