Earlier this month, a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of New York, Judge Lois Bloom, issued a report and recommendation (“R&R”) that the ultimate sanction of default judgment be entered against certain...more
5/23/2019
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Bad Faith ,
Crime-Fraud Exception ,
Default Judgment ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Fraud ,
Misrepresentation ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Protective Orders ,
Sanctions
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