Recent Posts in the Whistle Blower Category

• What is a qui tam lawsuit?
  Apr 12, 2017
  What is a qui tam lawsuit? A qui tam lawsuit is a case brought, literally, by a private individual, on behalf of the government. The Federal Faults ...
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• What areas are not in the False Claims Act?
  Mar 22, 2017
  The government’s efforts to fight fraud are not all lumped under the false claims act. For example, tax fraud is specifically excluded from the ...
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• What are the Rules for a Qui Tam Lawsuit?
  Mar 8, 2017
  False claims act practice and qui tame practice is a unique area of law. It does not proceed like ordinary federal or state court litigation. At the ...
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• How to Choose a Whistleblower Lawyer
  Feb 1, 2017
  The way to choose the best qui tam or whistleblower lawyer is to find the lawyer that can communicate with you and that has the personal qualities ...
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• A False Claims Act Litigation Primer
  Sep 19, 2016
  So often we read news stories about big businesses scamming the federal government. Occasionally we read about big dollar recoveries by the federal ...
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• Recent Supreme Court Decision An Unqualified Victory For Whistleblowers
  Sep 15, 2016
  The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in United Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar was an unqualified victory for whistleblowers . The decision ...
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• ​Blowing the Whistle on Customs Fraud
  Jun 28, 2016
  Customs duties and fees are the second largest source of federal government revenue after taxes. Unfortunately, in 1997, U.S. Customs and Border ...
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• Does the Government Care About Fraud?
  May 5, 2016
  One of the unfortunate realities in a False Claims practice is that, on occasion, a whistleblower will bring forward a case that, though clearly ...
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