Use of Outside Counsel for False Claims Act Litigation
Use of Outside Counsel for False Claims Act Litigation I have often said on this blog, there is no new thing under the sun. That age-old wisdom also applies to the various ruses that many defendants […]
Gov. Hogan Signs Maryland False Claims Act
Gov. Hogan Signs Maryland False Claims Act Yesterday Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed the Maryland False Claims Act of 2015 into law. The bill was designated Senate Bill 374 and was approved by the General Assembly […]
Dodd-Frank Rule 21F-7
Dodd-Frank Rule 21F-7 is enforced for the very first time Last time around, we looked at Judge Gwin’s opinion in US ex rel. Barko v. Halliburton, et al., and the importance of that discovery […]
48 CFR 52.203-13 and Civil Discovery
48 CFR 52.203-13 and Civil Discovery I wanted to update a two-part prior post on the Barko opinion out of the D.C. Circuit which regular readers may remember. The two-part prior post concerns 48 CFR 52.203-13 […]
FX Analytics whistleblower case settles in New York
FX Analytics whistleblower case settles in New York Regular readers may remember the series of state false claims act cases brought against Bank of New York Mellon that made headlines a few years back; […]
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing Part II
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing — Part II of a two part post Today’s post is part two of a two parter discussing the qui tam partial unsealing by the government. Last time around we […]
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing Part I A reader recently asked what it means when the government seeks a partial unsealing of a qui tam Complaint, and I thought other readers might find the answer […]
Washington State False Claims Act Update
Washington State False Claims Act Update In addition to the legislative action in Maryland this year, there is also good news from the Washington State legislature. At the request of Attorney General Bob Ferguson, […]
Maryland False Claims Act of 2015 Update
Maryland False Claims Act of 2015 Update I traveled to Annapolis this week to testify in support of the Maryland False Claims Act of 2015, and I am happy to say that things seem to […]
Maryland False Claims Act Update
Maryland False Claims Act Update I am pleased to report that the Maryland legislature has once again taken up false claims act legislation. Regular readers will recall the past battles in the Maryland legislature, which I […]