Overview of state methods for using the money recovered from state false claims act prosecutions
As regular readers are well aware, recoveries under the federal False Claims Act have, for the last four years, been record-breaking. In FY 2012, nearly $5 billion (to be exact, it was $4.959 billion) was recovered in settlements and judgments […]
Update on the State Legislative Front — Maryland Delegate Sam Arora Introduces the Maryland False Claims Act of 2013
As January 2013 winds to a close, virtually all 50 states have their legislative sessions in full swing. With the notable exception of Maryland, things to be quiet on the state legislative front. In Maryland, Del. Sam Arora has introduced […]
A Look at the False Claims Act Case Against Lance Armstrong
A Look at the False Claims Act Case Against Lance Armstrong At this point, it is hardly news that cyclist Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs and blood doping to help him win the Tour de France seven times. What […]
Small is the New Big in Law Firms — but some folks still don’t get it
Small is the New Big in Law Firms — but some folks still don’t get it As I work on my teaching materials for an upcoming Continuing Legal Education seminar in January, I decided to do a post about law […]
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE RACE FOR VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: JOHN FREY WITHDRAWS FROM THE RACE
Breaking news today on the Attorney General front — Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey has withdrawn from the race for Attorney General of the Commonwealth. You can see his press release here: Press Release 11-19-12 John Frey withdraws […]
Just remember you didn’t hear it first from me: BNY Mellon, Virginia make deal on currency trades claim
Just remember you didn’t hear it first from me: BNY Mellon, Virginia make deal on currency trades claim Carrick Mollenkamp (formerly of the Wall Street Journal now self-employed) reminds me of Sherlock Holmes. And I am talking about the Basil […]
Finally and at last VaQuiTamLaw.com subscriptions for Kindle are back up and running…
I want to apologize to all Kindle subscribers for the down time — as of today all Kindle subscriptions should be back up and running. And, to show you how sorry I am, I am offering a free copy of my […]
The more the merrier — two more Virginia Democrats throw thier hats into the ring in the 2013 Attorney General race
In the last several weeks, two more lawyers joined the race for Attorney General in 2013 on the Democratic side of the ball. The first, Justin Fairfax, currently serves as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the […]
It must be getting too dangerous to traffick drugs…
Yesterday the United States Department of Justice simultaneously unsealed criminal indictments in five districts, arrested 52 criminals and announced arrest warrants for two dozen more in what was billed as the single largest health care fraud bust in history. It seems […]
An interesting and unusual conclusion to a qui tam case…
An interesting and unusual conclusion to a qui tam case…As regular readers know, false claims act cases are usually hard-fought battles when they are litigated. This is true regardless of whether the government intervenes in the case or not. I attribute this […]