False Claims Act (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781096934622)

THIS CASEBOOK contains a selection of U. S. Court of Appeals decisions that analyze, interpret and apply provisions of the False Claims Act. * * * The FCA imposes significant penalties on any person who "knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval" to the Government or any person who "knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim." 31 U.S.C. 3729(a)(1)(A)-(B). US ex rel. Wood v. Allergan, Inc., 899 F. 3d 163 (2nd Cir. 2018). * * * The FCA allows private persons, or relators, to prosecute qui tam actions "against alleged fraudsters on behalf of the United States government." United States ex rel. Watson v. King-Vassel, 728 F.3d 707, 711 (7th Cir. 2013); 31 U.S.C. 3730. If the government does not intervene in the action, [] the relator may proceed with the case on his own, though still on behalf of the government. 31 U.S.C. 3730(c)(3). If the action is successful, the relator is eligible to receive a percentage of the recovery. Id. 3730(d)(1)-(2). US ex rel. Berkowitz v. Automation Aids, Inc., 896 F. 3d 834 (7th Cir. 2018).

Author: Landmark Publications
ISBN-10: 1096934620
ISBN-13: 9781096934622
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2019
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d