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.
ACTION ALERT–AMENDMENTS GUTTING THE CID PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FRAUD AGAINST TAXPAYERS ACT
ACTION ALERT–AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED GUTTING THE VIRGINIA FRAUD AGAINST TAXPAYERS ACTAs readers are aware, legislation has been submitted by state Sen. Jill Vogel to amend the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act such that it is brought up to date with the […]
Important Breaking News on the Legislative Front–state Sen. Jill Vogel and Del. Greg Habeeb Sponsor Amendments to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act!!
As regular readers are aware, the Federal False Claims Act has been amended and improved recently on three occasions, starting with the March 2009 FERA Amendments. All of the changes were for the better, and all of them were based on […]
An Excellent Example of the Need for State False Claims Acts
From the Windy City, we have an excellent example of a case with “Potential State False Claims Act case” written all over it. It seems a one-time business partner of Mayor Richard Daley’s son was indicted for an alleged scheme to […]
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to Hear Argument on the Scope of the FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions
Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit here. The District Court here. The anti-retaliation provisions of the FLSA provide as follows: It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or in any other manner […]
Announcing the First ebook on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
As the year 2010 winds down I wanted to announce the publication (or rather the republication) of my 54-page practice guide for the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. I get somewhat frequent requests for this material, and I am always happy to send […]
New Opinion from the Eastern District of Virginia on Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an opinion in one of my False Claims Act cases this week. The case is captioned U.S. ex rel Ron Decesare v. Americare In Home Nursing, et al. You […]
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Appeals Ruling on Civil Investigative Demand to University of Virginia
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has
Comments on the S.E.C.’s Proposed Rulemaking
Today, Taxpayers Against Fraud delivered its
A Welcome Change in the Expert Witness Provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
On December 1, 2010, several changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became effective. While most of the changes were of a technical nature, the changes to the expert witness discovery provisions were truly needed. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure […]
Harry Markopolos Book Review: No One Would Listen
Harry Markopolos Book Review: No One Would Listen “No One Would Listen” is the story of a great American named Harry Markopolos. In case any of my readers have been on the moon for the last two years, here […]