Qui Tam

The federal government spends billions on public works projects and construction of federal buildings. Fraudulent practices by contractors include bid-rigging, overcharging for contracts and failing to...

Mortgage companies and other lenders must certify that mortgage applicants meet a range of criteria, such as income and funds available to invest in a home, in order for the Federal Housing Administration...

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....

This is one of the most common types of defense procurement fraud. A company may have one contract that is a “fixed‑price” contract, i.e., where the company receives a fixed price for a certain...

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Repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, effective July 14, 2015 The text of the law as it existed before the repeal can be viewed here.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 the law says – The Washington State Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits if they know of violations of that state law. The Washington...

•What the law says – The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits if they know of violations of that state law. The Virginia Fraud Against...

•What the law says – The Vermont False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits if they know of violations of that state law. The Vermont False Claims Act imposes...