Today the New Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Goes Into Effect
New laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly in its regular session and signed by the Governor traditionally go into effect on July 1, and today is no different. Among the new laws going into effect today is the amended Virginia Fraud […]
Commonsense Steps State and Local Governments Can Take to Fight Fraud and Strengthen False Claims Act Enforcement
Regular readers know that the single most important step a state government can take to limit fraudulent requests for payment is to pass a state false claims act modeled on the federal False Claims Act. A state false claims act modeled on the […]
Is there a False Claims Act in the works for Australia?
There appears to be some interest on the part of the Australians in American False Claims Act jurisprudence, according to Thomas Faunce at Australian National University. I have blogged in the past about my testimony and efforts to assist state legislators across the […]
Interesting Reading from the Wall Street Journal…
Carrick Mollenkamp and Tom McGinty over at the Wall Street Journal did an article this week that may be of interest to readers … here are some links to the explanatory graphics on WSJ.com. Here is a link to a WaPo article […]
Announcing the First New York State False Claims Act Conference
In a strong show of New York state’s support for its False Claims Act, today New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a CLE-certified conference on the strengthened New York False Claims Act. The conference will take place on […]
SCOTUS Issues Opinion in Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States
In breaking news, today the Supreme Court of the United States announced its
Judge Payne says “Hire Local Counsel in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia”
The Virginia Lawyers Weekly blog has an excellent post today on the importance of local counsel in the Rocket Docket. Indeed, lawyers outside the rocket docket are often unfamiliar with the speed and intensity of litigation in the E.D.Va., and little things–like the fact […]
“Kickback” definition in False Claims Act cases
“Kickback” definition in False Claims Act cases Previously, I have blogged about the inherently complex and nuanced nature of qui tam litigation. Today I want to talk a little bit about the word “kickback” and the history of that […]
Announcing upcoming CLE Seminar on Statutory Attorney’s Fees in Virginia Courts
I will be speaking at an upcoming seminar through Virginia CLE which may be of interest to some readers. The seminar concerns court-awarded attorney’s fees in Virginia’s state and federal courts, with a focus on the mechanics of fee petitions, and fee-shifting litigation. […]
Why do you think all the most business-friendly states have state False Claims Acts?
Over the past few years I have noticed that certain questions and objections sometimes arise when a state considers a state False Claims Act. Today’s post deals with the single most common objection and/or question. As an aside, I have also […]