In a recent Legal Intelligencer article, Phila. Attorneys Reach $9M Settlement for Whistleblower Claims the US Declined, Philadelphia-based litigation reporter Aleeza Furman detailed how Kang Haggerty attorneys secured a $9 million settlement with defendants in a False Claims Act qui tam lawsuit over the distribution of illegitimate fentanyl prescriptions. Furman…
Kang Haggerty member Kandis L. Kovalsky will be a presenter for Touhy Subpoena Practice – Getting the Information You Need to Prove (or Disprove) the Case, on behalf of the Qui Tam Section of the Federal Bar Association. The webinar will take place from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT…
Member Edward T. Kang and Associate Ross Wolfe attended the Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Section’s Annual Qui Tam Conference in Washington, DC, from February 16 through February 17. This year’s theme was New Frontiers: Redefining the Landscape of the FCA. The Qui Tam Section of the Federal Bar Association…
A smart and tactical choice of venue can set the stage for victory, and in a False Claims Act case, that choice may make all the difference. In the November 10, 2022 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward T. Kang wrote “Circuit Split on Materiality Standard in FCA Cases and…
In Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc., et al. v. United States ex rel., __, 575 U.S. __ (2015), two questions were presented before the U.S. Supreme Court: first, whether the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA) suspends the already generous statute of limitation under the False Claims Act (FCA);…
A federal court in Pennsylvania recently ruled that counterclaims against the whistleblower filed by the target of a whistleblower action can survive. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in United States of America ex rel. Lorraine Notorfransesco v. Surgical Monitoring Association, Inc., et al. (Tucker,…
The False Claims Act has long stood as the benchmark in legislation to both protect and inform the whistleblower. (For a deeper explanation of the False Claims Act, see the previous post regarding it) Since the expansion of the law through recent… 2013 Proves Great for Whistleblowers The False Claims Act…
by Edward Kang Modern day application of the False Claims Act falls into a variety of fields and categories which all merit usage under their respective terms when applicable. One specific claim that seems to be having its usage expanded is a reverse false claim. Unlike typical false claims where…
The 2007 great recession served as a peak moment in longtime calls for improvement to the American financial regulatory system. In response to the outcry for system modification, the Obama Administration pushed for a sweeping large scale upheaval of the current regulatory procedure… Dodd-Frank’s Impact on the False Claims Act…