The federal False Claims Act is Important because it reduces corruption in American Society
The federal False Claims Act is Important because it limits corruption in American Society As this blog has discussed before, people tend to get distracted by the (sometimes) enormous sums of money the United […]
Blog Author Zachary Kitts Announces Second-Largest Settlement in Virginia for 2021
VaQuiTamLaw.com Announces Qui Tam was Second-Largest Settlement for 2021 The results are in folks, and I am pleased to announce that my firm’s previously-announced qui tam settlement in United States ex rel. Bishop v. Level […]
When is a claim submitted to the United States?
SECOND CIRCUIT ISSUES IMPORTANT NEW OPINION ON THE TOPIC OF “CLAIMS” TO THE UNITED STATES As regular readers of this blog know, one of the central issues for lawyers litigating qui tam/false claims act […]
K&G Law Group Partner Zachary Kitts is named “Qui Tam Lawyer of the Year”
K&G Law Group Partner Zachary Kitts is named “Qui Tam Lawyer of the Year” It is always nice to be included in any kind of honors list, but this year I […]
DOJ Announces False Claims Act Settlement with British Airways and Iberia Airlines
DOJ accounces settlement with British Airways for falsely reporting international mail delivery times for international mail deliveries I am always on the look-out for interesting and novel uses of the federal False Claims Act, […]
HHS-OIG seeks public comments on health care kickbacks
HHS-OIG Issues Request for Information on Health Care Kickbacks The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (that’s HHS-OIG to regular readers) recently issued a request for information on kickbacks in […]
Commentary on the Top Virginia Verdicts for 2017 (as published by Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
This week’s issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly covers the top jury verdicts in Virginia during 2017. Of particular interest to me is the number one entry — a $3.8 million jury verdict in Heard […]
Deputy Attorney General Announces New Anti-Fraud Effort for Disaster Relief Programs
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Announces Anti-Fraud Effort to Root Out Fraud on Disaster Programs The Atlantic hurricane season is nothing new, but it seems to have been particularly virulent this year (though thankfully not […]
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 […]
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 […]