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...
removed qui tam remedies from § 292. [5] Contemporary private attorney general lawsuits are an outgrowth of the rationale underlying the writ of qui tam that enabling private citizens to...
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
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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...
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 officer of the United States. The government views ...
Persuading the government to intervene and then move to dismiss a relator’s complaint can be a home run for a qui tam defendant. But when is the government entitled to dismiss a relator’s complaint over the relator’s objection? The False Claims Act itself is silent, requiring only that the government provide notice to the qui tam relator and that the court hold a hearing before granting such a motion. See 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(2)(A). With no clear statutory direction and no controlling Supreme Court decision, the circuit courts have split ...