False Claims Act retaliation provision

False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Calls into Question Heightened Notice Standard for Fraud Alert Employees

False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Calls into Question Heightened Notice Standard for Fraud Alert Employees

A recent decision denying summary judgment in a False Claim Act retaliation case signifies further…

6 months ago

DOJ’s FY 2021 False Claims Act Recoveries Exceed $5.6 Billion, Including $1.6 Billion from Whistleblower Qui Tam Actions

The Department of Justice has announced that during FY 2021, it obtained more than $5.6 billion…

2 years ago

Sixth Circuit Clarifies When Statute of Limitations Commences in False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Cases

On January 10, 2022, the Sixth Circuit held in El-Khalil v. Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., 2022…

2 years ago

Whistleblower Lawyer Speaking at CLE About Whistleblower Rights of Private Sector Employees

  Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a DC Bar CLE on June 15, 2021…

3 years ago

Sixth Circuit Holds that False Claims Act Prohibits Post-Employment Retaliation

  When Congress enacted the whistleblower protection provision of the False Claims Act, it recognized…

3 years ago

COVID Whistleblower Protection Act Would Provide Robust Protection for Disclosures About Pandemic-Related Appropriations

  The multi-trillion-dollar federal spending to address COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…

4 years ago

False Claims Act Whistleblower Recovers More than $2.5M in Damages in False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Case

  In November 2019, Danita Erickson, a former sales representative at Biogen, prevailed at trial…

4 years ago

Whistleblower Protection Lawyer Will Speak at TAF Conference About Whistleblower Retaliation Developments

Whistleblower protection lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the October 4th Taxpayers Against Fraud annual…

5 years ago

Can a Government Contractor Bring a False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Claim?

When Congress amended the whistleblower protection provisions of the False Claims Actin 2009, it added…

5 years ago

False Claims Act Whistleblower Prevails in First Circuit Appeal

In an appeal to the First Circuit, a False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower prevailed and…

5 years ago