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 […]
Federal judge probes unorthodox civil discovery methods used by Davita Healthcare Partners
Federal judge probes unorthodox civil discovery methods used by Davita Healthcare Partners This is the first of a two-part post on an epic discovery battle currently being waged in the U.S. District Court for […]
Obama Announces New Attorney General Pick
Obama Announces New Attorney General Pick to replace Eric Holder Political disclaimer — this is a non-political blog dedicated to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and to False Claims Act/qui tam litigation […]
State qui tam laws enable states to recover money merely by having a qualifying state false claims law
State qui tam laws enable states to recover money merely by having a qualifying state false claims law Today’s post is the first of a two-parter that takes a look at the […]
Virginia’s Next Attorney General Should Focus on the War on Fraud
With a recount pending in Virginia’s Attorney General race, Virginians will not know for several more weeks whether Democrat Mark Herring or Republican Mark Obenshain will be Virginia’s next Attorney General. This much, however, […]
Federal False Claims Act healthcare prosecutions return twenty dollars to the United States Treasury for every dollar spent
As the state-to-state battle to pass false claims act legislation prepares to heat up again in the 2014 legislative session, a major new study released this week by Taxpayers Against Fraud should be considered […]
Cost plus contract accounting and the federal false claims act
Cost plus contract accounting and fraud against government entities under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and federal False Claims Act Today we will talk about false claims act violations in government contracting from […]
Why qui tam provisions of the VFATA and the FCA are vital and the role by played by relator’s private counsel in federal FCA and VFATA enforcement
Why qui tam provisions of the VFATA and the FCA are vital and the role by played by relator’s private counsel in federal FCA and VFATA enforcement As regular readers know, the Virginia Fraud […]
Virginia’s surplus is due in part to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
What was that I was saying recently about Virginia’s qui tam settlements funding government services across the Commonwealth? Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced this week that Virginia has a budget-surplus for FY 2013 in […]
Virginia’s billion dollar settlement with Abbott Labs funds law enforcement across the Commonwealth
Regular readers may recall Virginia’s 2012 settlement with Abbott Labs to the tune of $1.5 billion, which was and still is the largest qui tam/False Claims Act settlement anywhere. The case originated in the U.S. […]