Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case Settles for $63 million
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Case Settles for $63 million What is true in sports is also true in other contexts — records, dear readers, were made to be broken. For a number of […]
Another recovery for the Commonwealth of Virginia under VFATA
Another recovery for the Commonwealth of Virginia under VFATA What was that I was recently saying about recoveries under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act? Oh yes, that actually prevailing in a VFATA lawsuit […]
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Settlement with UPS
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act Settlement with UPS As regular readers know, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has shown considerable interest in enforcing the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. He has taken steps to […]
False Claims Act Filings Under Seal — a Closer Look
False Claims Act Filings Under Seal — a Closer Look To many lawyers — even experienced federal court litigators — qui tam litigation under the federal False Claims Act is something mysterious and […]
Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit for VFATA claims
Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit for VFATA claims Following on the heels of my last post – which covered the Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receiving the Honest Abe Award from Taxpayers Against […]
Federal false claims act creates liability for any person submitting false claims
The federal false claims act creates liability for any person submitting false claims but does not define the term person The federal False Claims Act creates a cause of action against any “person” who […]
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE TANKS AND STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE TANKS AND STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS Today’s post looks at an area unique to state false claims act statutes – namely, qui tam actions alleging false claims and fraud against state […]
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 […]
After Six Years of Blogging About Qui Tam I Won’t Start Doing Apology Posts Now…
The apology post is a time-honored tradition in the world of blogging, but its one tradition I won’t be adopting … The apology post usually goes something like this: “Gee, I am sorry to disappoint […]
The Virginia Attorney General race continues….
The Virginia Attorney General race between Mary Herring and Mark Obenshain continues, and is likely to continue for some weeks yet as both candidates lawyer up and continue to canvass the Commonwealth. As of […]