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Update from the Ohio Legislative Session — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Frederick Morgan Submit Testimony in Favor of the Ohio False Claims Act



Update from the Ohio Legislative Session — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Frederick Morgan Submit Testimony in Favor of the Ohio False Claims Act.

Ohio’s battle to pass a state false claims act continues, with the most recent developments being the addition of a Republican sponsor in the state Senate (i.e., state Sen. Jim Hughes, R-Columbus) and a sponsor in the state House (i.e., Rep. Ross McGregor of Springfield).

As regular readers know, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is leading this battle, and you can find a copy of his testimony Frederick Morgan and Jennifer Verkamp (of the firm Morgan Verkamp, LLC in Cincinnati). 

To read Rick’s testimony please click here

As readers know, all of the most business-friendly states have state false claims acts.  Ohio, by most measures, is at the other end of the business-friendly scale, in terms of tax and otherwise. 

General DeWine was smart to make reference to Texas and Virginia in his comments, because I assure you, if false claims legislation encouraged frivolous suits, it would not have lasted in Virginia or Texas so long…..

Stay tuned, more to follow….