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 […]
HHS-OIG seeks public comments on health care kickbacks
HHS-OIG Issues Request for Information on Health Care Kickbacks The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (that’s HHS-OIG to regular readers) recently issued a request for information on kickbacks in […]
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 […]
TEN YEARS AND GOING STRONG HERE AT VAQUITAMLAW.COM!
Announcing the ten year anniversary of the first blog on the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and qui tam litigation in Virginia — and announcing the launch of a new web page WWW.FREEWHISTLEBLOWERBOOK.COM I am […]
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 […]
Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group Pays $4.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case
Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group Pays $4.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case The United States Department of Justice and the Virginia Office of the Attorney General announced a $4.2 million settlement in a qui tam case of mine earlier […]
UPDATE: THE 2017 VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE WILL BE REPUBLICAN JOHN ADAMS AGAINST DEMOCRAT MARK HERRING
UPDATE: 2017 VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE WILL BE REPUBLICAN JOHN ADAMS AGAINST DEMOCRAT MARK HERRING It appears that no primary will be necessary for Republicans to pick their 2017 challenger to AG Mark Herring […]
Federal Jurisdiction and State False Claims Act Litigation
Federal Jurisdiction and State False Claims Act Litigation Today we will take a look at an interesting case brought under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and whether there is federal jurisdiction for state […]
Federal False Claims Act Penalties Increase
Federal False Claims Act Penalties Increase As regular readers know, any person violating the FCA is liable to the United States for treble damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and civil penalties of not less […]