The government is, in many ways, a large business. Given its size and the breadth of its duties, the government relies on individuals and companies for a wide range of goods and services. However, because of the government’s special position, government contracts often contain clauses unique to agreements between the…
The False Claims Act is a powerful weapon and, as we’ve talked about on this page numerous times, a large part of that power comes from the fact that ordinary citizens can use it to fight many forms of fraud on the United States government. After the initial filing of…
While it is no longer headline news, the impact of mortgage fraud continues to be felt nationwide. As the fallout continues, so does the fight to make companies and individuals pay for violating the law and contributing to a major financial crisis. The False Claims Act (“FCA”) is one of…
Cancer. Rarely can one word strike so much fear. We have come so far in both cancer prevention and cancer treatment; yet we also have so much farther to go before we can truly say we’ve triumphed over this massive beast. One major challenge is the cost of treating cancer. …
We talk a lot about the False Claims Act (“FCA” or “the Act”)) on this blog. We do that because it is a powerful tool that allows ordinary Americans to take a stand and fight fraud. The frauds it fights are frauds perpetrated against the government and government programs, frauds…
We can tell you that the False Claims Act is a powerful tool for fighting the growing epidemic of health care fraud in the United States. We prefer, however, to show you by citing some of the biggest verdicts and settlements in the field. This week, we highlight a settlement…
In addition to health care fraud and government contracts fraud, the False Claims Act is also essential in the fight against mortgage fraud. While it is a phrase that few of us knew 15 years ago, mortgage fraud exploded in the first decade of the new millennium and it continues to…
Readers of this blog know that the False Claims Act and its state equivalents are powerful tools for fighting fraud on the government and, in turn, on taxpayers. One of the reasons these laws are so powerful is that they cover a wide-range of frauds. Although health care fraud is…
Health care fraud touches almost every part of the American health care system and dental care is no exception. While dental services are typically not covered by Medicare, Medicaid requires states to include dental care for covered children and states can elect whether or not to cover dental care for…
Recently, our firm reported on the problem of institutions of higher learning abusing the public’s trust and breaking the law in connection with federal student loans and federal laws on student recruitment. Sadly, those are not the ways colleges and universities abuse and misuse federal taxpayer funds. Our education fraud…