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
ACTION ALERT–AMENDMENTS GUTTING THE CID PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FRAUD AGAINST TAXPAYERS ACT
ACTION ALERT–AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED GUTTING THE VIRGINIA FRAUD AGAINST TAXPAYERS ACTAs readers are aware, legislation has been submitted by state Sen. Jill Vogel to amend the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act such that it is brought up to date with the […]
Important Breaking News on the Legislative Front–state Sen. Jill Vogel and Del. Greg Habeeb Sponsor Amendments to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act!!
As regular readers are aware, the Federal False Claims Act has been amended and improved recently on three occasions, starting with the March 2009 FERA Amendments. All of the changes were for the better, and all of them were based on […]
An Excellent Example of the Need for State False Claims Acts
From the Windy City, we have an excellent example of a case with “Potential State False Claims Act case” written all over it. It seems a one-time business partner of Mayor Richard Daley’s son was indicted for an alleged scheme to […]