Two Major–and Historic–Events in the Past Seven Days…
In the last seven days, two major historic events occurred. Although very few Virginians paid attention or cared, we will all notice the benefit bestowed on our Commonwealth by these two events…On Saturday, March 26th, Governor Bob McDonnell signed groundbreaking amendments to […]
The Supreme Court of Virginia Grants Appeal in Cuccinelli v. UVa
Yesterday, SCOVA announced that it had granted the Attorney General’s appeal from a ruling quashing
the AG”s civil investigative demand to the University of Virginia. As readers are aware, the Order was entered by Judge Peatross in the Circuit Court of Albemarle County.
The following are the assignments of error:
- The circuit court erred in setting aside the CIDs based on the ground that the Attorney General lacked a “reason to believe” that UVa. may be in possession, custody, or control …
The New and Improved Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is “Enrolled” And Sent to the Governor!
As of yesterday, March 3, 2011, SB1262 was “enrolled” by the Virginia General Assembly!
An enrolled bill is the final printed version of the bill as passed by the House of Delegates and the Senate, signed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate (the Lieutenant
Governor) and transmitted to the Governor for his signature.
I also have a correction to make. Earlier, I had reported that Illinois was …
The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act is Amended to Match the Federal False Claims Act!
Last night, the both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly passed the most important piece of legislation in the 2011 legislative session–that is, the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act was updated and amended to match the Federal False Claims Act! […]
On the topic of civil investigative demands issued by the Attorney General
As Virginia’s 2011 legislative session winds to a close, I am pleased to announce that two bills which sought to strip the Virginia Attorney General of his powers to issue civil investigative demands have failed to pass the House of […]
Legislative Update–SB 1262 is re-amended back into its original form in the House of Delegates
In breaking news from Richmond, we appear well on our way to amending the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (Va. Code 8.01-216.1 et seq.) to incorporate the changes made by Congress. Today, Del. Greg Habeeb re-amended SB 1262 to fix the slight problem that […]
The GMU Journal of Law, Economics & Policy Issue 7.1
Last week, GMU law school released issue 7.1 of The Journal of Law, Economics & Policy which includes an article by yours truly. The article is entitled “Public Trust and the Role of Qui Tam Relators in the Regulatory Framework.” Here […]
Action Alert–HB 1399 Must Be Defeated in the Senate
Today is the “cross-over” day in the Virginia General Assembly, which means that bills passed by either the House of Delegates or the Senate are transferred to the other House for action. While there is much going on with the […]
Washington Post Announces Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s Intervention in Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case
On Friday, the Washington Post did a story about one of my cases that was unsealed during the week–the case is captioned Commonwealth of Virginia ex rel FX Analytics v. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Perhaps most important, the […]
Legislative Update: Testimony in Support of SB 1262 before the Virginia General Assembly
Today the Virginia General Assembly held its first hearings on SB 1262 which amends the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (Virginia Code 8.01-216.1 et seq.)The weather prevented me from attending and testifying in person, but I did submit my