Last month, the D.C. Circuit revived a False Claims Act (“FCA”) retaliatory discrimination claim by a former employee of Howard University contending that she was fired by the University for objecting both internally and...more
The False Claims Act authorizes civil penalties between $10,781 to $21,563 per false claim, as well as three times the amount of damages which the government sustains (i.e. treble damages). The Eighth Amendment provides that...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a district court’s dismissal of a qui tam action under the oft-litigated, “public disclosure bar,” where the transactions that gave rise to an inference of...more
6/29/2016
/ Army ,
Corporate Counsel ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Original Source ,
Philip Morris ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
U.S. Navy ,
US Air Force ,
Websites
The FCA first-to-file bar provides that if an action involving the same subject matter is already pending, “no person other than the Government may intervene or bring a related action based on the facts underlying the pending...more
The Ninth Circuit last week held that pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3730(d)(3) of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), a qui tam relator who is convicted of conduct giving rise to the fraud that is the subject of the FCA lawsuit must be...more
7/21/2015
/ Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a relator based on the district court’s finding of a violation of the False Claims...more
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a federal district court’s award of $657 Million for treble damages under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), restitution, and prejudgment interest. See...more
5/12/2015
/ Actual Damages ,
Aircraft Equipment ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Damages ,
Fair Market Value ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Remand ,
Restitution ,
Treble Damages ,
US Air Force ,
Vacated