An inaccurate, deceptive, or misleading request for money or property if the government funds even a portion of the money or property requested.

No.  We will evaluate your case at no charge.  If we handle your case, it can be on a contingency basis.  No attorney fees are owed unless and until your case is successfully resolved, and those attorney fees will be paid by the fraudulent defendant.

Yes.  A qui tam lawsuit can be dismissed if another person files first setting forth the same allegations.  Generally, lawsuits must be filed within 6 years of when the false claim was submitted.

Yes, any employee who is discharged, demoted, harassed, or otherwise discriminated against because of filing a qui tam complaint, or assisting in another’s qui tam case, is entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole, including:

     •  reinstatement to the same seniority

     •  2 times any back pay lost

     •  interest on the back pay 

     •  compensation for damages sustained

     •  litigation costs and attorney fees.

No.  Our firm can file your qui tam lawsuit in any court in which the defendant does business, resides, or can be found.   We have represented whistle-blowers and filed cases across the country.  We will utilize our expertise, experience, and extensive network to decide where best to file your case.

Yes.  More and more states are enacting their own False Claims Acts, including:

• California
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Louisiana
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Montana
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• Nevada
• Oklahoma
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

In appropriate cases, we pursue claims under both federal and state False Claims Acts.