GMU Law School Sponsors Lecture on the False Claims Act
I am honored to be joining Alan S. Goldberg, Peter B. Hutt II, and Victor Kubli in presenting a lecture on the federal False Claims Act at the George Mason University School of Law today. The lecture is sponsored by GMU’s Journal of Law, Economics, […]
Virginia’s Award-Winning Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Issues its FY 2008-2009 Annual Report
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California Files Suit Against State Street–Claims Bankers Engaged in Massive Fraud
October 20, 2009–California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced his intervention in a California state qui tam lawsuit against State Street Bank today. The original complaint was filed under seal by a qui tam relator and his counsel roughly one year ago in […]
THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT IS REVAMPED FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY!!!!
In 1986, with the budgetary strains caused by the cold-war, and with fraudsters draining the U.S. Treasury with impunity, Congress acted by revitalizing the False Claims Act. Today, Congress once again strengthened the False Claims Act, and brought that Act […]
News from the Virginia Attorney General Race–Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore Endorses John Brownlee for Attorney General in 2009
Former Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced this morning that he has endorsed John Brownlee’s bid to secure the Republican nomination for that post. Kilgore also announced that he has agreed to serve as General Chairman of Brownlee’s campaign. “We […]
An Important and Groundbreaking New Fourth Circuit Opinion is Issued today in United States ex rel DRC v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al.
Today, the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in the highly-publicized case U.S. ex rel. DRC, Inc., et al. v. Custer Battles, LLC, et al. The opinion is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it […]
On the Topic of Transportation Fraud….
Recently I mentioned state Sen. Obenschain’s website addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Virginia Department of Transportation. I wanted also to point out some excellent federal resources on the topic. For a number of years, the OIG (that is, the […]
Qui Tam Practice Example: Use of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act to Combat Fraud in State Grants
An article in yesterday’s Lynchburg News and Advance provides a great chance to look at some potential uses of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act by the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. We will also examine how qui tam relators can come forward in the […]
Yet Another Reminder About Attorney Fees Petitions
The Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly blog has a post today relating to the use of the Laffey-Matrix in fee shifting cases. It is not clear whether the Laffey Matrix at issue is the real Laffey Matrix (that is, the one prepared […]
News from the Race for Virginia Attorney General
Last night the three Republican candidates for Attorney General met in Roanoke for the second debate of this primary season. I followed the live blog feed, and even from the vantage point of someone reading the debates as blogged by someone else, […]