Breaking News: The Dodd-Frank Conference Report on Amendments to the anti-retaliation provisions of the Federal False Claims Act
Last Friday evening, the
Cuccinelli Investigates Grant Fraud at the University of Virginia
The D.C. Examiner has a story today about Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issuing a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to the University of Virginia as part of an investigation into grant fraud. You can read Bill Flook’s excellent story here. […]
Senator Grassley Sends a Warning to State Legislatures Across the Country
As more states struggle to pass state-level false claims act legislation, I have mentioned recently that PhRMA and other health care lobbyists seem to have switched their tactics. Simply put, as more and more states come on board and reap […]
My apologies for posting this important news so late…..
The power to dismiss a case based on the public disclosure bar (found at 31 U.S.C. 3730(e)(4)(A))is back in the hands of the Department of Justice; also, The “original source” exception to the public disclosure bar is expanded by the PPACA to include any relator who can add “knowledge that is independent of and materially adds to the publicly disclosed allegations or transactions.”
PPACA makes it clear that retention of overpayments by health care providers is unlawful, and lays down strict new guidelines for the return of overpayments.
Govenor O’Malley Signs The Maryland False Claims Act Into Law!
Today Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed the Maryland False Health Claims Act into law, bringing to a close one of the most heated legislative battles over a state false claims act in recent memory.
The Virginia Supreme Court ends a series of misguided attempts to abuse the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
The Supreme Court of Virginia issued its first Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act opinion in Ligon v. County of Goochland, in the process ending a misguided attempt to turn the statute into something other than a tool to fight fraud on the Commonwealth.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Breaks New Ground, and Comes Out of his Corner Swinging…..
I am very pleased to announce that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has broken new legal ground in Virginia’s fight against fraudulent claims on our tax dollars. To some of you, today’s events may not that seem important, but to those […]
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund files amicus brief in ACLU et al. v. Eric Holder, et al. in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Today, TAFEF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in the case captioned ACLU et al. v. Eric Holder, et al., 09-2086. A copy of the amicus is available
Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli Staffs Up the Office of the Attorney General
The WaPo political blog has important updates about the staffing
of Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli’s office.
It appears Ken has made some good choices, picking people with significant legal experience. Perhaps most significant for the FCA/qui tam world is Cuccinelli’s selection of Steve Buck–who
spent the last three years as Section Chief of the Health Care Fraud Section of the OAG–to head up Public Safety and Enforcement.
Charles E. James will serve as …