Tag Archives: False Claims Act
DOJ Recovers Over $3.5 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in FY 2015
The Department of Justice announced today that it obtained more than $3.5 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. This is the fourth … Continue reading
Supreme Court Rules on WSLA, FCA’s First-to-File Rule
The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s holding a qui tam False Claims Act action was timely, because the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act applies only to criminal offenses, not to civil claims. The Court also … Continue reading
$657 Million FCA Award against Jet Engine Contractor Reversed
A False Claims Act damages award was reversed and remanded by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit because the district court did not properly account for the role competition played in determining the fair market value of the … Continue reading
Posted in False Claims Act, Legal Decisions
Tagged damages, False Claims Act, FCA, GE Aircraft, jet engines, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies
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$1.1 Million Settlement in FCA Suit Alleging SDVOSB Was Front
The Department of Justice has announced that Gilbane Building Company will pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that W.G. Mills Incorporated – a company with which Gilbane merged in November 2010 – violated the False Claims Act by creating a … Continue reading
Posted in False Claims Act, General
Tagged Coast Guard, False Claims Act, FCA, SDVOSB, settlement, VOSB
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Iron Mountain Settles FCA False Billings Case for $44.5 Million
The Department of Justice has announced that Iron Mountain Incorporated and Iron Mountain Information Management LLC, of Boston, Massachusetts, has paid $44.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Iron Mountain overcharged federal agencies for record storage … Continue reading
Lockheed Subsidiary to Pay $27.5 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations
The Department of Justice has announced that Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems has agreed to pay $27.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for work performed by LMIS employees who lacked required … Continue reading
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Tagged False Claims Act, Lockheed Martin, Overbilling
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Government Recovered Nearly $6 Billion from False Claims Cases
The Justice Department has announced that the federal government recovered $5.69 billion from False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2014. According to a DOJ press release, this is the first annual recovery to exceed $5 billion. Although mortgage, housing … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, False Claims Act, General
Tagged False Claims Act, fraud, Justice Department, Whistleblower
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