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Hirt v. Crestline Paving & Excavating, Inc. 2013 Ohio 200 (Ohio Ct. App., Sandusky County, Jan. 25, 2013)

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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May 21 2013

The Sixth Appellate District recently applied the Ohio Supreme Court's 2012 rule on government immunity for failure to upgrade an existing sewer.1

Double or treble damages under the False Claims Act

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USA
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May 20 2013

The Seventh Circuit recently issued a significant decision concerning the proper statutory interpretation of damages under the False Claims Act (FCA

The Tuomey saga continues jury rules that Tuomey violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

After a four-week trial watched closely by many in the health care industry, on May 8, 2013, a jury concluded that Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter

Sole source construction procurement for Ohio statutory municipalities

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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March 11 2013

Ohio Revised Code 735.05 requires a city’s director of public service to make a written contract with the “lowest and best bidder” for all

The Justice Department joins the fight against Lance Armstrong

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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February 27 2013

In last month's article we touched on a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Tour de France competitor Floyd Landis under the False Claims Act. The lawsuit

District court allows relator to add qui tam charge to existing retaliatory discharge complaint

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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March 29 2012

Bulletin on a qui tam lawsuit highlighting the need for a vibrant compliance program in which employees’ concerns are taken seriously and proper compliance is mandated by upper management

What the courts are saying: Ohio public owner’s discretion in determining responsible bidder upheld . . . again

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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February 27 2012

Just this month, the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, Ohio reinforced already-strong Ohio precedent regarding the broad discretion of an Ohio public owner in determining to whom to award a construction contract

Who is the “owner” for purposes of pursuing damages by a contractor on an OSFC co-funded construction project?

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 18 2011

The Contractor Contract form for co-funded Ohio School Facilities Commission (“OSFC”) projects states that the contract is between the contractor and “the State of Ohio (the “State”), through the President and Treasurer of the . . . School District Board”; the contract form is signed by the School District Board President and Treasurer under the heading “STATE OF OHIO, BY AND THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD.”

A public owner's advantage: using sole-source procurement in a competitive bidding world

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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May 25 2011

Complex and specialized projects often place public owners in a situation where they are faced with competing forces of the statutory requirement to competitively bid construction work and the practical issues facing some public ownerspublic owners who require special equipment, systems or construction methods

Health-care providers participating in TRICARE or treating federal employees may be required to have an affirmative action plan

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 4 2010

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) continues to target hospitals and other medical providers that it believes are federal contractors or subcontractors under Executive Order No. 11246

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