Blog Author Zachary Kitts Announces Second-Largest Settlement in Virginia for 2021
VaQuiTamLaw.com Announces Qui Tam was Second-Largest Settlement for 2021 The results are in folks, and I am pleased to announce that my firm’s previously-announced qui tam settlement in United States ex rel. Bishop v. Level […]
Davita Dialysis Centers settle non-intervened qui tam lawsuit for $495 million
Davita Dialysis Centers settle non-intervened qui tam lawsuit for $495 million Regular readers might recall my post on an epic discovery battle fought in the Northern District of Georgia. Today, I am happy to […]
Virginia Intervenes in Trinity Highway Qui Tam Lawsuit
Virginia Intervenes in Trinity Highway Qui Tam Lawsuit Yesterday Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced the Commonwealth’s intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against Trinity Highway Products, LLC and Trinity Industries Inc. The […]
Taxpayers Against Fraud Unveils New Video Explaining the False Claims Act
Taxpayers Against Fraud Unveils New Video Explaining the False Claims Act Last Friday the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund unveiled an excellent new two-minute video about qui tam litigation and the importance of false […]
Qui Tam Complaints shall be filed in camera and placed under seal
Qui Tam Complaints shall be filed in camera and placed under seal I have received questions from several readers over the past year or so about the seal requirements of the federal False […]
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 […]
Internal Investigation Privileges and federal False Claims Act Litigation
Internal Investigation Privileges and federal False Claims Act Litigation Judge Gwin’s Opinion in Barko v. KBR from the U.S. District Court in D.C. last week is well worth on a read on a number […]
Virginia whistleblower retaliation bill has little or nothing to do with the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
Virginia whistleblower retaliation bill has little or nothing to do with the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act As some readers know, I have been in Richmond several times in recent weeks for sessions of the […]
Kentucky State False Claims Act is introduced by House Speaker Greg Stumbo
Kentucky State False Claims Act is Introduced by House Speaker Greg Stumbo What was that I was saying recently about things being quiet on the legislative front? Kentucky legislator Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) introduced H.B. 401 […]
Proposed changes to federal rules of civil procedure are a bad idea for many reasons
Proposed changes to federal rules of civil procedure are a bad idea…for many reasons I wanted to make all readers aware of some proposed changes to the federal rules of civil procedure, and explain in […]