Overpayments from Medicare to Providers … an Important new False Claims Act Opinion
Overpayments from Medicare to Providers — an Important new False Claims Act Opinion Today’s post is the first of a two-part post examining a very important opinion from the U.S. District Court for […]
Importance of Well-Pleaded Complaints in False Claims Act litigation
Importance of Well-Pleaded Complaints in False Claims Act litigation Today we will revisit one of my favorite themes on this blog — the importance of a well-pleaded Complaint in qui tam litigation under the federal […]
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing Part II
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing — Part II of a two part post Today’s post is part two of a two parter discussing the qui tam partial unsealing by the government. Last time around we […]

HUBzone certifications and federal false claims act violations
Today we will take a look at HUBzone certifications and federal false claims act violations — that is to say, fraud and false claims against the Historically Underutilized Business Zones Empowerment Contracting Program, […]
Attorney fee awards after McAfee v. Boczar
Attorney Fee Awards After McAfee v. Boczar in the Fourth Circuit Today we will take a look at attorney fee awards after McAfee v. Boczar and the important guidance this opinion provides for […]
Qui Tam Complaints shall be filed in camera and placed under seal
Qui Tam Complaints shall be filed in camera and placed under seal I have received questions from several readers over the past year or so about the seal requirements of the federal False […]
When do qui tam whistleblowers qualify as an original source?
When do qui tam whistleblowers qualify as an original source? An interesting opinion came out a few weeks ago from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and I thought it […]
Government knowledge as a unique affirmative defense
“Your Honor, the government knew all along that we were submitting fraudulent claims” — A look at the so-called “government knowledge defense” in false claims act litigation Today we will take a […]
Maximizing a qui tam relators’ recovery
Today we will take a look at one of the hot-button topics in world of qui tam litigation — namely, the factors that determine whether a qui tam relator receives a higher […]
Truly There Is Nothing New Under the Sun — And Even Lance Armstrong’s Highly Paid Lawyers Can’t Come Up with Something New….
The qui tam case against Lance Armstrong has been in the news again recently. By way of review, the allegations are that Lance Armstrong was (1) taking performance enhancing drugs while (2) being […]