Zachary Kitts
Zachary Kitts is a founding partner at K&G Law Group, PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act, employment law, business torts, and other complex civil litigation matters. In total, Zach's false claims act cases have returned more than $118 million to federal, state, and local governments. Zach has been involved in a number of precedent-setting false claims act cases against banks and financial services companies, healthcare providers, defense contractors, and others.
When do qui tam whistleblowers qualify as an original source?
When do qui tam whistleblowers qualify as an original source? An interesting opinion came out a few weeks ago from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and I thought it […]
Federal false claims act creates liability for any person submitting false claims
The federal false claims act creates liability for any person submitting false claims but does not define the term person The federal False Claims Act creates a cause of action against any “person” who […]
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE TANKS AND STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE TANKS AND STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS Today’s post looks at an area unique to state false claims act statutes – namely, qui tam actions alleging false claims and fraud against state […]
Attorney client privilege, internal investigations and false claims act litigation — Part Two
Attorney client privilege internal investigations and false claims act litigation — Part Two This is the second of two posts about the recent discovery opinion in United States ex rel. Harry Barko v. Halliburton […]
Internal Investigation Privileges and federal False Claims Act Litigation
Internal Investigation Privileges and federal False Claims Act Litigation Judge Gwin’s Opinion in Barko v. KBR from the U.S. District Court in D.C. last week is well worth on a read on a number […]
Virginia whistleblower retaliation bill has little or nothing to do with the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
Virginia whistleblower retaliation bill has little or nothing to do with the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act As some readers know, I have been in Richmond several times in recent weeks for sessions of the […]
Kentucky State False Claims Act is introduced by House Speaker Greg Stumbo
Kentucky State False Claims Act is Introduced by House Speaker Greg Stumbo What was that I was saying recently about things being quiet on the legislative front? Kentucky legislator Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) introduced H.B. 401 […]
Proposed changes to federal rules of civil procedure are a bad idea for many reasons
Proposed changes to federal rules of civil procedure are a bad idea…for many reasons I wanted to make all readers aware of some proposed changes to the federal rules of civil procedure, and explain in […]
West Virginia considers a state False Claims Act
West Virginia False Claims Act Advances in the 2014 Legislative Session As regular readers know, tracking state false claims act legislation is one of the most important things we do here at vaquitamlaw.com. The power […]
After Six Years of Blogging About Qui Tam I Won’t Start Doing Apology Posts Now…
The apology post is a time-honored tradition in the world of blogging, but its one tradition I won’t be adopting … The apology post usually goes something like this: “Gee, I am sorry to disappoint […]