Qui Tam

Whistleblowers continue to deliver the federal government’s most significant wins against fraud, with “qui tam” cases responsible for most of the $3.05 billion the government recovered from fraud-related...

Phillips & Cohen represented Dr. Michael Mayes of South Carolina in a whistleblower lawsuit against three blood testing labs and a healthcare marketing company alleging that the labs and the marketing...

What is a qui tam lawsuit? Qui tam lawsuits are a type of whistleblower lawsuit that is brought under the False Claims Act, a law that rewards whistleblowers in successful cases where the government recovers...

Here are some questions whistleblowers often ask Phillips & Cohen lawyers about working with the law firm on a whistleblower case. 1) Can Phillips & Cohen represent me if I don’t live in the...

Whistleblowers (known as “relators”) are awarded a percentage of the money recovered by the government in a qui tam lawsuit. Phillips & Cohen has earned their clients more than $1 billion...

The Statute FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT 31 USC 3729-3733 (As amended July 21, 2010, P.L. 111-203) § 3729. False claims (a) Liability for certain acts. (1) In general. Subject to paragraph (2), any person...

Qui tam lawsuits can be filed by whistleblowers under certain state false claims laws if the fraud involves Medicaid funds or money from state and local agencies. In order for whistleblowers to receive...

What is whistleblower retaliation? Whistleblowers often face workplace retaliation for reporting their concerns, whether to their supervisors, through internal compliance systems or to government regulators....

1. Choose your whistleblower attorney carefully. Consider whether the lawyer has experience in qui tam lawsuits. The False Claims Act is a very complicated law, and a misinterpretation of its provisions...

Defense Contractor Fraud Product Substitution Violations of the Truth‑in‑Negotiations Act (TINA) Cross Charging Failure to Comply with Contract Specifications Contractor Fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan...