K&G Law Group Announces Partial Settlement of Qui Tam Action for $12.7 million (Part I)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — JUNE 25, 2021 I am happy to announce the partial settlement of my longest-ever running qui tam case — United States ex rel. Stephen Bishop v. Level 3 Communications, Inc., […]
Judge Alston is confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Judge Alston is Confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia I am pleased to announce that as of yesterday, June 10, 2019, Judge Alston has been confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the […]
Federal False Claims Act case against Virginia Birth Injury Fund settles for $20.7M
Federal False Claims Act Settlement of $20.7 million against the Virginia Neurological Birth Injury Fund I am pleased to announce some old/new news — late last year a federal False Claims Act case […]
Changes to Eastern District of Virginia’s Local Rules could be problematic for False Claims Act practice
Changes to the Local Civil Rules in the Eastern District of Virginia could be problematic for qui tam practice under the federal False Claims Act Today’s post focuses on the Local Civil Rules in […]
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 […]
Proposed changes to federal rules of civil procedure are a bad idea for many reasons
Proposed changes to federal rules of civil procedure are a bad idea…for many reasons I wanted to make all readers aware of some proposed changes to the federal rules of civil procedure, and explain in […]
Fourth Circuit Issues Important New Opinion in U. S. ex rel Bunk — Part I
Fourth Circuit Issues Important New Opinion on civil penalties in U. S. ex rel Bunk At the end of December the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an important — […]
The Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia takes steps to preserve our common law traditions
Because this blog is focused on qui tam litigation in Virginia, we have had occasion to discuss the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia numerous times throughout the years. The majority […]
Two Virginia executives go to prison for small-business set-aside fraud
Two Virginia executives go to prison for small-business set-aside fraud An interesting article in Saturday’s Washington Post covered the criminal sentencing of two Virginia executives who defrauded the government. I find it interesting […]
One way to handle the other side’s resistance to paying attorney’s fees – “We’re made from rubber, and you’re made from glue….”
One way to handle the other side’s resistance to paying attorney’s fees – “We’re made from rubber, and you’re made from glue….” As regular readers know, I take an interest in fee-shifting litigation […]