In past articles, this Blog has written about qui tam actions under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). Typically, the whistleblower (known as the “relator”) adds a claim under the …
In today’s business environment, it is not uncommon for departing employees to sign a separation or severance agreement that includes a bar from bringing “any and all” claims related to …
On May 8, 2018, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued recommendations for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of paying whistleblowers to report illegal wildlife trafficking. Wildlife trafficking, one …
Last November, this Blog wrote about an announcement Michael D. Granston (“Granston”), Director of the DOJ Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, made at a health care conference concerning the DOJ’s …
Following months of hinting that the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) would change its qui tam policies, Michael Granston (“Granston”), Director of the Civil Fraud Section, announced that the …
It has been some time since this Blog has written about the False Claims Act (“FCA”). In today’s post, this Blog looks at the Seventh Circuit’s recent embrace of the …
On August 8, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a nearly $75 million settlement with PHH Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: Symbol PHH) and PHH Home Loans (collectively, “PHH”) to …
