Fraudulent heating costs charged to state and local governments in New York
Fraudulent heating costs charged to state and local governments in New York lead to False Claims Act Settlement This month saw a new and innovative false claims act case make its way out of […]
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Amendments for 2018
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Amendments for 2018 I am pleased to announce that important changes to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act were made in the 2018 legislative session. The legislation — SB487 — was sponsored […]
Commentary on the Top Virginia Verdicts for 2017 (as published by Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
This week’s issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly covers the top jury verdicts in Virginia during 2017. Of particular interest to me is the number one entry — a $3.8 million jury verdict in Heard […]
Virginia False Claims in Business Development Incentive Programs
The Roanoke Times has an article today about a lawsuit against a company that accepted a $1.4 million grant from the Commonwealth yet failed to follow through with its end of the bargain. Surprisingly, there is […]
Combating VEDP fraud using qui tam actions under Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
Yesterday, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission issued a less-than-flattering report on the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority (“VEDP”). As a result, today’s post takes a look at how the Commonwealth can combat […]
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part One
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part One In a move that should be welcomed by all qui tam lawyers and whistle blowers, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 […]
Level 3 Communications Settles State False Claims Act case
State False Claims Act Settlement with Level 3 Communications As regular readers know, one of our specialties here at vaquitamlaw.com is state false claims act settlements and, in particular, state Attorney Generals who make […]
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case Settles for $63 million
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case Settles for $63 million What is true in sports is also true in other contexts — records, dear readers, were made to be broken. For a number of […]
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Settlement with UPS
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Settlement with UPS As regular readers know, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has shown considerable interest in enforcing the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. He has taken steps to […]
Virginia Intervenes in Trinity Highway Qui Tam Lawsuit
Virginia Intervenes in Trinity Highway Qui Tam Lawsuit Yesterday Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced the Commonwealth’s intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against Trinity Highway Products, LLC and Trinity Industries Inc. The […]