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Qui tam case study: dismissal based on whistleblower’s lack of standing

  • Carlton Fields PA
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  • USA
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  • January 7 2013

Qui tam lawsuits cases brought by private whistleblowers on behalf of the government represent a growing risk for businesses that contract with the

OFCCP continues its fight for jurisdiction over TRICARE health care provider

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

On October 19th, 2012, the Administrative Review Board (ARB) determined that the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance

OFCCP does not have jurisdiction over a tricare provider

  • Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • November 3 2012

On October 19, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) ruled in OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, that Florida Hospital of Orlando’s participation in TRICARE was not enough, on its own, to give the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) jurisdiction over the hospital

DOL Administrative Review Board rejects OFCCP’s attempt to ensnare health care providers

  • Ballard Spahr LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 31 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board has rejected the attempt by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to subject health care providers to federal affirmative action requirements

Blended lost profits analysis allowed by Virginia Supreme Court

  • Jackson Lewis LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 23 2012

Calculating lost profits for breach of a non-compete agreement can be a challenging task, and different courts have adopted different approaches

Qui tam relator not original source; U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • August 17 2012

In U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic et al., the Third Circuit recently ended an attempt by Rodney Repko, former general counsel and executive vice president for Guthrie Healthcare System and its related entities, to bring a qui tam case against his former employer

Ninth Circuit decision is, oddly, good news for both relators and defendants

  • Hodgson Russ LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 14 2012

With respect to relators, in a matter of first impression before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the court held that knowingly false underbidding can support False Claims Act liability

Federal Appeals Court says estimates in government bids can be actionable as false claims

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 7 2012

The Ninth Circuit issued an opinion last week in which it held that knowingly making “false estimates” in connection with a bid for a government contract may be actionable under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq. United States ex rel. Hooper v. Lockheed Martin Corp., No. 11-55278 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2012

Fifth Circuit upholds ability of government employee fraud investigators to bring qui tam false claims actions

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 6 2012

In a case of first impression in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the court held in United States ex rel. Little v. Shell Exploration & Production Co., No. 11-20320 (5th Cir. July 31, 2012) that government employees are entitled to bring qui tam actions under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) even if their federal job function is to investigate fraud on behalf of the government

The Fifth Circuit rules that government employees can blow the whistle on alleged False Claims Act violations

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 3 2012

Earlier this week, in United States ex rel. Little v. Shell Exploration and Production Company, the Fifth Circuit ruled that a federal employee is a "person" capable of bringing a whistleblower action under the False Claims Act (FCA