Virginia whistleblower retaliation bill has little or nothing to do with the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
Virginia whistleblower retaliation bill has little or nothing to do with the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act As some readers know, I have been in Richmond several times in recent weeks for sessions of the […]
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 […]
West Virginia considers a state False Claims Act
West Virginia False Claims Act Advances in the 2014 Legislative Session As regular readers know, tracking state false claims act legislation is one of the most important things we do here at vaquitamlaw.com. The power […]
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 — […]
Federal Court Civil Cover Sheet Marks an Incremental Step Forward
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has a new civil cover sheet for federal court actions that now includes a category for False Claims Act cases. These changes to the civil cover sheet […]
The new and improved Anti-Kickback Act and fraud in government procurement
The new and improved Anti-Kickback Act and fraud in government procurement. Today we will take a look at the new and improved Anti-Kickback Act, found at 41 U.S.C. § 8701, and how the improved AKA […]
Cost plus contract accounting and the federal false claims act
Cost plus contract accounting and fraud against government entities under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and federal False Claims Act Today we will talk about false claims act violations in government contracting from […]
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 […]
Virginia’s surplus is due in part to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
What was that I was saying recently about Virginia’s qui tam settlements funding government services across the Commonwealth? Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced this week that Virginia has a budget-surplus for FY 2013 in […]
Virginia State Bar President Sharon Nelson on lawyer blogs and lawyer ethics….
I’m not totally sure about this, but I think Sharon Nelson may well be the first lawyer-blogger to serve as President of the Virginia State Bar. The fact that Sharon is, herself, an avid […]