Twenty-six states – Arkansas , California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana , Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin – as well as the District of Columbia have their own versions of the False Claims Act. In those places, whistleblowers can recover money against defendants who commit fraud against state and local governments. Minnesota has enacted a state False Claims Act with an effective date of July 1, 2010. Phillips & Cohen has successfully pursued qui tam cases brought under state laws against companies and individuals defrauding state and local government agencies.
