Qui Tam

Health care providers who submit Medicare and Medicaid claims containing false statements also may be liable under the False Claims Act. Examples In Florida, five persons were involved in a scheme in which...

Because reliability is critical with expensive and lethal weapons systems, the Defense Department requires its contractors to build those systems in accordance with very detailed product specifications....

Cross-charging and improper cost allocation in fixed-price and cost-plus defense contracts are some of the most common types of defense procurement fraud. Whistleblowers can expose cross-charging or improper...

Phillips & Cohen has experience with qui tam lawsuits brought under the False Claims involving contractor fraud by U.S. contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. A qui tam contractor fraud case brought...

Repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, effective July 14, 2015 The text of the law as it existed before the repeal can be viewed here. Other state qui tam laws

What is the Washington Whistleblower Law (The Washington State Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act)? The Washington whistleblower law, called the Washington State Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act, is a statute...

What is the Virginia Whistleblower Law (Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act)? The Virginia whistleblower law, called the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam”...

What is the Vermont Whistleblower Law (The Vermont False Claims Act)? The Vermont whistleblower law, called the Vermont False Claims Act, allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits if they know...

What are the Texas Whistleblower Laws (the Texas Whistleblower Act and The Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act)? Texas has two whistleblower laws, the Texas Whistleblower Act and Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention...

What are the Tennessee Whistleblower Laws (Tennessee False Claims Acts)? Tennessee has two whistleblower laws, the Tennessee False Claims Act and the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act. Both Acts allow...