The False Claims Act – Also Known as “Lincoln’s Law”
History of the False Claims Act In 1863 Congress passed a law that created incentives for private individuals to report government fraud in an attempt to curb a rash of…
Joel Androphy Featured on FCPA Compliance Report Podcast
Joel Androphy was recently a guest on the FCPA Compliance Report podcast. Highlights from the podcast episode include: 1. FCA cases are designed to help prevent fraud, waste and abuse…
Do I Have a Qui Tam or False Claims Act Case? Dear Lord, Beyond Belief!
The following report of health care fraud really stretches the boundaries of fraudulent behavior and the belief that the government can self-regulate it’s programs to detect such activity. As reported…
Qui Tam – What Is It? And Where Did It Originate?
Qui Tam is a federal statute that permits private individuals a monetary remedy for successfully bringing suits alleging frauds committed upon the federal government. Without qui tam actions, many reports…
Do I Have a Case? Supreme Court Holds that Qui Tam Whistleblowers Cannot Base Claims on Information Received in Response to FOIA Requests
The public disclosure bar generally precludes qui tam relators from bringing actions based upon publicly disclosed information unless the relator is an original source of the information. Before the passage…
Committing a Fraud Claim against the Government and Types of Cases it Can Fall Under
There are a few common theories of liability the law follows when it comes to committing a false claim against the government. False claims found when a government contractor:…
Berg & Androphy Land on TopVerdict’s Top 20 Settlements List for 2017
Berg and Androphy has made the list of TopVerdict’s Top 20 Settlements in Texas for 2017, with the USA v. Health Services Management Inc., et al. case. Attorneys were U.S….
Joel Androphy Quoted on Recent Trump Request to Healthcare Industry Ban on Kickbacks
Trump Administration Invites Health Care Industry to Help Rewrite Ban on Kickbacks WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has labored zealously to cut federal regulations, but its latest move has still…
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Narrows Public Disclosure Bar While Making It Easier to Pursue Anti-Kickback Statute Violations
Signed into law on March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”) narrowed the bar against bringing suits based on public disclosure by…
Types of Qui Tam Cases Pursued Under the False Claims Act
Since the revitalization of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by the 1986 Amendments, the U.S. Government has aggressively pursued civil, criminal, and administrative actions against those who swindle money…