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.
News from the Virginia Attorney General Race–Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore Endorses John Brownlee for Attorney General in 2009
Former Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced this morning that he has endorsed John Brownlee’s bid to secure the Republican nomination for that post. Kilgore also announced that he has agreed to serve as General Chairman of Brownlee’s campaign. “We […]
An Important and Groundbreaking New Fourth Circuit Opinion is Issued today in United States ex rel DRC v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al.
Today, the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in the highly-publicized case U.S. ex rel. DRC, Inc., et al. v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al. The opinion is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it […]
On the Topic of Transportation Fraud….
Recently I mentioned state Sen. Obenschain’s website addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Virginia Department of Transportation. I wanted also to point out some excellent federal resources on the topic. For a number of years, the OIG (that is, the […]
Congressional Testimony in Support of the False Claims Correction Act of 2009
In the past two months, two House bills and two Senate bills have been introduced in an effort to strengthen the Federal False Claims Act. These bills respectively are: S. 386, “Fraud Enforcement and recovery Act of 2009,” (Feb. 5, […]
A New Defense for Fraudfeasors Emerges from the Maryland Legislature: “Your Honor, I was just trying to create jobs.”
As readers of this blog know, I have pushed heavily for a Maryland False Claims Act for the last two years. Both years, after much debate, a Maryland state FCA failed by a single vote in the state Senate. This year, […]
New Virginia Website Attempts to Expose VDOT Waste
An interesting new website by state Sen. Mark Obenshain has the goal of exposing waste, fraud and abuse in the Virginia Department of Transportation. No question about it, government spending always results in a certain level of fraud, waste, and abuse. That is why […]
Qui Tam Practice Example: Use of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act to Combat Fraud in State Grants
An article in yesterday’s Lynchburg News and Advance provides a great chance to look at some potential uses of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act by the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. We will also examine how qui tam relators can come forward in the […]
Yet Another Reminder About Attorney Fees Petitions
The Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly blog has a post today relating to the use of the Laffey-Matrix in fee shifting cases. It is not clear whether the Laffey Matrix at issue is the real Laffey Matrix (that is, the one prepared […]
Special Report on last week’s “IRS Whistleblower Bootcamp”
I attended the first seminar on the new IRS Whistleblower statute last week, and found it very interesting indeed. The seminar was organized by Taxpayers Against Fraud, and featured presentations from the top officials from the newly-created IRS Whistleblower Office, along with top […]
William C. “Bill” Mims Formally Becomes Virginia’s 45th Attorney General
As anticipated, today Virginia’s General Assembly elected former Chief Deputy Attorney General William C. Mims as Virginia’s 45th Attorney General. You can read the official OAG press release here. This followed in the wake of former Attorney General Bob […]