Federal False Claims Act healthcare prosecutions return twenty dollars to the United States Treasury for every dollar spent
As the state-to-state battle to pass false claims act legislation prepares to heat up again in the 2014 legislative session, a major new study released this week by Taxpayers Against Fraud should be considered […]
Virginia’s surplus is due in part to the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act
What was that I was saying recently about Virginia’s qui tam settlements funding government services across the Commonwealth? Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced this week that Virginia has a budget-surplus for FY 2013 in […]
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reviews his first 100 days in office…and puts a West Virginia False Claims Act at the top of his wish list
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reviews his first 100 days in office…and puts a West Virginia False Claims Act at the top of his wish list Virginians will elect a new Attorney […]
Checking in on the 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General…
Checking in on the 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General… The 2013 race for Virginia Attorney General seems to have been uneventful so far, at least when compared with the 2009 primaries. The […]
Updates from Annapolis — House of Delegates Committee Hears Testimony on the Maryland False Claims Act of 2013
On Wednesday of this week I went to Annapolis to testify in support of Maryland House of Delegates Bill HB509, the Maryland False Claims Act of 2013. I was joined by a […]
Overview of state methods for using the money recovered from state false claims act prosecutions
As regular readers are well aware, recoveries under the federal False Claims Act have, for the last four years, been record-breaking. In FY 2012, nearly $5 billion (to be exact, it was $4.959 billion) was recovered in settlements and judgments […]
Update on the State Legislative Front — Maryland Delegate Sam Arora Introduces the Maryland False Claims Act of 2013
As January 2013 winds to a close, virtually all 50 states have their legislative sessions in full swing. With the notable exception of Maryland, things to be quiet on the state legislative front. In Maryland, Del. Sam Arora has introduced […]
California Governor Jerry Brown signs the new California False Claims Act into law…but the law still lacks an alternate remedies clause to protect relators
One of the few state-level developments of recent months came in California, where its year-round legislature passed some amendments to the California False Claims Act. This week California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2492 into law, and the changes will […]