May 20, 2009
Minnesota enacts state false claims act
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has signed S.F. 2082, an omnibus budget bill that includes provisions allowing private citizens who discover fraud against the state to bring qui tam actions. The law provides...
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May 19, 2009
FCA amendments presented to president for signature
The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, Senate Bill 386, has received congressional approval and has been presented to the president for signature. The bill includes provisions that would strengthen the...
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April 20, 2009
Quest Diagnostics will pay $302 million to resolve whistleblower suit
Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay $302 million to resolve allegations brought by a whistleblower that its subsidiary manufactured and sold faulty blood test kits. The tests were used to determine the...
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April 20, 2009
Alta Colleges settle student aid FCA suit
Alta Colleges Inc. and its Texas schools will pay the United States $7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of submitting false claims for federal student aid funds. A college must meet state...
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April 20, 2009
Amendments to California FCA proposed
California Assembly Bill 1196 has been introduced to amend the state’s False Claims Act. According to the Legislative Counsel’s Digest the bill would specify that “claim” as used...
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April 20, 2009
NetApp settles FCA case alleging GSA contract fraud
NetApp, a computer storage and data management solutions company, will pay the federal government $128 million to settle a False Claims Act suit. NetApp, which supplied hardware, software and storage solutions...
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April 20, 2009
GAO says there’s fraud in Small Business Administration program
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program provides federal contracting assistance to small firms located in economically distressed areas....
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April 06, 2009
Northrop Grumman settles qui tam suit for $325 million
In the largest qui tam settlement ever paid by a defense contractor, Northrop Grumman has agreed to pay $325 million to resolve allegations that its predecessor TRW Inc. violated the federal False Claims...
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April 06, 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft settles failure-to-test FCA suit involving Black Hawk helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Company will pay $2.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to test armor plated inserts used in Black Hawk helicopters manufactured for the...
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April 06, 2009
CVS Caremark settles whistleblower suit for $36.7 million
CVS Caremark Corp. will pay $36.7 million to settle claims that it improperly switched patients from the tablet version of Zantac to a more expensive capsule version in order to increase Medicaid reimbursement,...
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