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Delaware False Claims Act

Reporting Fraud Under the Delaware False Claims Act Before July 16, 2009, only an “affected person” could bring a False Claims Act action under the Delaware False Claims Act (“Delaware FCA”). The Delaware FCA defined “affected person” as a labor organization or a current or former employee of a person […]

Rhode Island False Claims Act

What is the Rhode Island False Claims Act? The Rhode Island False Claims Act is modeled after the federal False Claims Act and allows individuals with information related to fraud, waste, and abuse being perpetrated on the Rhode Island government to file a lawsuit on behalf of the government. Rhode Island False […]

Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act

In 2012, the State of Georgia adopted the Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act (“Georgia Taxpayer Protection FCA”), its own version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The Georgia Taxpayer Protection FCA allows private individuals, known as qui tam whistleblowers, who know about fraud to bring a lawsuit against a […]

Off-Label Marketing & The False Claims Act If There Is No Exact Evidence

Can you bring a False Claims Act case based on a drug company’s off-label marketing, even if you don’t have evidence that a particular doctor wrote a prescription to a Medicare or Medicaid patient based on the drug company’s marketing? Many drug reps are very disturbed to realize that their […]

Iowa False Claims Act

In 2010, the State of Iowa passed the Iowa False Claims Act (“Iowa FCA”), its own version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The Iowa FCA allows people who know about fraud to bring a qui tam case against a person or entity for submitting or causing the submission of false […]