Friday, August 8, 2014

False Claims Act Update Summer 2014

In December 2013, we noted that the government has been increasingly using the False Claims Act (FCA) to combat fraud. The FCA imposes liability on any person who submits a claim to the federal government that he or she knows (or should know) is false. The FCA also provides strong incentives to private plaintiffs to bring cases in the name of the United States. The FCA was amended in 1986 to include non-retaliation protections for whistleblowers, and the Act protects whistleblowers who initiate, assist with, or testify for a false claim action. It has been suggested that the Sunshine Act data may also be used in FCA-related litigation. - See more at: http://www.policymed.com/#sthash.eAwKcban.dpuf

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