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 […]
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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 […]
Fourth Circuit Issues Important New Opinion in U. S. ex rel Bunk — Part I
Fourth Circuit Issues Important New Opinion on civil penalties in U. S. ex rel Bunk At the end of December the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an important — […]
STATE SEN. OBENSHAIN CONCEDES DEFEAT IN ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, and I for one am glad to announce that the Attorney General’s race has indeed ended in a win. Previously, I had said that this […]