The qui tam relator must be represented by an attorney. The qui tam complaint must, by law, be filed under seal, which means that all records relating to the case must be kept on a secret...
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In common law, a writ of qui tam is a writ through which private individuals who assist a prosecution can receive for themselves all or part of the damages or financial penalties recovered...
Case Name, Result, Attorney, Office ; Private Settlement, $15,000,000, James Young, ; Dr. Montejo v. Florida Hospital, $5,400,000, James Young, Orlando ; Heather Huddleston v. Florida Hospital, $2,090,000, James Young , John Yanchunis, Tampa ; Kelly Oxendine v. HCA, $2,000,000, James Young , John Yanchunis, ; Siwicki, Kathleen v. Portnow, Arthur S., M.D., $1,950,000, James Young , John Yanchunis, Tampa ; Government v. John Doe, M.D, et al., $1,950,000, James Young, ; Montes de Oca v. Conway Lakes, $1,500,000, James Young, Orlando ; John Doe v. Company, $1,380,000, James Young, ; Private Settlement, $1,000,000, James Young, ; $750,000 Whistleblower Settlement, $750,000, Paul Botros, Orlando
Exploring Qui Tam lawsuits: Unveiling fraud against the government and rewarding whistleblowers. Learn about this important legal mechanism.
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery ; Good afternoon. It is great to be here. It is not every day that you find an entire conference room full of lawyers who want to talk about the False Claims Act. I am excited to discuss the department’s recent efforts and enforcement priorities. But before I begin, I would like to thank the Federal Bar Association, Gisele Joffrey of Arnold & Porter and Jake Shields of the department’s Civil Fraud Section for organizing this fantastic event. I last spoke at t...
Qui tam is a provision of the FCA allowing whistleblowers to report fraud on behalf of the US government and receive a share of the recovery.
Nolan, a top qui tam attorney says that in the last several years, total payouts by manufacturers to settle qui tam lawsuits have amounted to over USD 2.0 billion. Copyright © 2004 John...
These allow the award of attorney’s fees but, unlike qui tam provisions, they do not call for the private plaintiff to share any damage or penalty award with the government. See, e.g., 33...
Preventing fraud and abuse in government program expenditures remains a top law enforcement priority. Federal agencies have aggressively pursued investigations and prosecutions of government contractors and health care entities. Perhaps no vehicle for pursuing these claims presents greater challenges than the federal False Claims Act, which allows cases to be brought by “whistleblowers” suing on behalf of the government against those alleged to have submitted false claims for payment to an o...