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.
Breaking News: Amendments to the Michigan False Claims Act
Yesterday, the Michigan False Claims Act was amended to add two important–but optional–elements of a state false claims act. Previously, this blog has not addressed elements of a state false claims act over and above compliance with Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, […]
Starting today, Federal Contractors Must Focus on Ethics and Disclose “Credible Evidence” of False Claims Act Violations
Effective today, federal contractors are required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) to take certain proactive steps regarding the Federal False Claims Act. The Federal Register’s publication, which includes the comments made by the industry, and the responses to such […]
The Final Countdown: How Long will these 28 States Continue to Pay the Penalty for Not Having a State False Claims Act?
We begin our countdown with a list: Maryland, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, West Virginia, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island.Between January 1, 2009 […]
Q & A: Is It Necessary for the Virginia Attorney General to File A Complaint Under Seal?
Q: Is It Necessary for the Virginia Attorney General to File A Complaint Under Seal when the Office initiates a case on its own, without a relator? A: In a word, no. The answer to this question raises a larger issue, however–namely, […]
Senator Grassley Urges Federal Government to Utilize “Lincoln’s Law” to Help Protect and Recover Taxpayer Dollars Lost to Fraud in Economic Stabilization Programs
In the midst of the current financial crisis, which has seen the Federal Government committing the taxpayers to hundreds of millions of dollars in obligations to bail out an ever-larger sector of the economy, we have seen comparatively little talk […]
Qui Tam Champion Rep. Dan Lungren Challenges John Boehner for Post of House Minority Leader
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio will face a challenge from his leadership position from California Republican Dan Lungren, according to the official blog of the Wall Street Journal. It seems unlikely that Lungren will be able to unseat […]
The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Finally Makes the Front Page of Virginia Lawyers Weekly
At long last, the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act has finally made the pages of Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Special thanks for Peter Vieth for this excellent article, and to all of the others who worked on the Siddiqui case, especially Special Assistant […]
UPDATE: Settlement Announced in the first Non-Intervened case under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act in Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel. Nisar A. Siddiqui v. Navy Federal Credit Union, et al.
Fairfax, Virginia, November 5, 2008–Navy Federal Credit Union will pay $640,000 dollars to settle allegations that it failed to deliver unclaimed property to the Commonwealth of Virginia as part of a settlement under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. The Order, entered […]
October 27, 2008 Marks the Anniversary of the Rebirth of the Federal False Claims Act
It was 22 years ago today that President Reagan signed into law the 1986 Amendments to the Federal False Claims Act. For all intents and purposes, the 1986 amendments breathed new life into what had otherwise become a stale and lifeless statute. […]
New Opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia interprets the public disclosure bar and release agreements
In the ongoing saga of Purdue Pharma, an