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June 12, 2018
False Claims Act Information
New Mexico False Claims Act
Reporting Fraud Under the New Mexico False Claims Act The New Mexico False Claims Act states that if the government declines to take over a qui tam action, the party bringing the action shall have the right to conduct the action if the New Mexico Department of Human Services determines that there […]
June 8, 2018
False Claims Act Legal News
IRS Awards Whistleblower Birkenfeld in UBS IRS Fraud Case
The IRS awarded former banker at UBS, whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, an award of $104 million for the inside information he provided related to UBS’s illegal offshore banking tax fraud case. UBS AG, a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland, operates a global financial services business. Beginning in 2000 and […]
June 8, 2018
False Claims Act Information
New Jersey False Claims Act
In 2008, the State of New Jersey adopted the New Jersey False Claims Act (“New Jersey FCA”), its own version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). A person or entity may be held liable under the New Jersey FCA for false claims submitted to New Jersey. Further, the Act allows […]
June 8, 2018
False Claims Act Information
California False Claims Act
In 1987, the State of California adopted the California False Claims Act (“California FCA”), its own version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). California was the first state to adopt its own False Claims Act. The California FCA allows private individuals who know about fraud against California to bring […]
June 8, 2018
False Claims Act Information
Minnesota False Claims Act
In 2010, the Minnesota False Claims Act (“Minnesota FCA”) went into effect. This is the State of Minnesota’s version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The Minnesota FCA allows private individuals to bring a qui tam case against a person or entity for submitting or causing the submission of fraudulent claims […]
June 8, 2018
False Claims Act Information
North Carolina False Claims Act
In August 2009, the State of North Carolina adopted the North Carolina False Claims Act (“North Carolina FCA”), its own version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The North Carolina FCA, which became effective on January 1, 2010, allows private individuals who know about fraud to bring a qui tam case against a […]
June 7, 2018
False Claims Act Information
District of Columbia False Claims Act
In 2011, the District of Columbia adopted the District of Columbia False Claims Act (“DC False Claims Act”), its own version of the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). The DC False Claims Act allows private individuals who know about fraud to bring a qui tam case against a person or entity […]
May 31, 2018
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Susan Schneider Thomas Published in the University of Dayton Law Review
Berger Montague attorney Susan Schneider Thomas recently had her law review article published concerning the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The article is entitled “Misguided Meanders: The ‘Trail of Fraud’ under the Public Disclosure Bar of the False Claims Act,” published in 42 Univ. of Dayton Law Rev. 161 (2018).
May 30, 2018
News
Berger Aerospace Law Collection of the Biddle Law Library Honored by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Berger Law collection at Penn’s Biddle Law Library represents one of the preeminent collections of printed documents, treatises and expert commentary on aerospace law held by an academic law library of the United States.
May 16, 2018
News
Berger Montague’s Antitrust Practice Group, Notable Practitioners Ranked in the Chambers USA 2018 Guide
Berger Montague is proud to announce that the firm’s antitrust practice group has been recognized in the Chambers USA 2018 Guide in the Antitrust – Pennsylvania category.
April 18, 2018
Healthcare Fraud
Sleep Labs and False Claims Act Violations
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (“AASM”) recognizes a number of different sleep disorders which, taken together, affect millions of Americans. Some of the most common disorders are insomnia, narcolepsy/excessive daytime sleepiness, restless leg syndrome, REM behavior disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”). In particular, OSA is when a patient’s […]
April 18, 2018
False Claims Act Information
Does the Government Have to Agree to the Settlement of a Non-Intervened False Claims Act Case?
The False Claims Act provides that an action “may be dismissed only if the court and the Attorney General [of the United States] give written consent to the dismissal.” 31 U.S.C. 3730(b)(1). In a recent case, the court considered the impact of this provision in connection with its decision that a […]
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