Virginia Qui Tam Law: Recent Comments

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Comment on Hearing to be held on UVa's challenge to the OAG's civil investigative demand this Friday, August 20, 2010, at 2:00 PM

P Guy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:52:17 GMT

To what extent does the AG need to specify the nature of the allegations against Mann. It seems to be that it's enough under that statute for the AG to have a reasonable basis to believe that an offense might have occurred. I don't think he's required to provide anything more than that. Is this the correct standard?

Comment on THE MINNESOTA FALSE CLAIMS ACT IS SIGNED INTO LAW

Tacfit Commando — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:36:29 GMT

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Comment on Hearing to be held on UVa's challenge to the OAG's civil investigative demand this Friday, August 20, 2010, at 2:00 PM

John Whitman — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:53:14 GMT

Just discovered this site via a reference to it by a commenter at Bishop Hill's blog.

Being not associated with the legal profession, I was pleasantly surprised by how clearly legal issues are discussed here. Thanks.

I find mesmerizing the discussion of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's CID on UVa for M. Mann's potential fraud.

Please keep going with posts regarding it.

John

Comment on Is UVa Allowing a Political Bias to Inhibit Cooperation with the Virginia Attorney General?

Zachary Kitts — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:05:02 GMT

Thanks for your comment. VFATA was enacted in 2002, and became law on Jan. 1, 2003. You are quite right that VFATA is not retroactive, but the award date of the grant itself is not determinative, it is the date of the false claim that is important. Also, simply because a grant consists of federal money does not mean Cuccinelli lacks jurisdiction. For example, state and local governments often get something called "block grants" from the federal government in which the feds grant a chunk of money to be used for certain general purposes--scientific and medical research are common examples. The feds pick the disease or the scientific problem, but the exact details (i.e., who gets the money, etc.) are left up to the state. So, if a state administers a block grant of money from the feds, is it federal money or state money? I can only give you a lawyer's answer--it would depend on many specifics, and it would not be a quick easy answer.

Comment on Is UVa Allowing a Political Bias to Inhibit Cooperation with the Virginia Attorney General?

mpaul — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:55:57 GMT

There's going to be a lot of interest in this case. Thanks for the even-handed coverage.

Comment on Is UVa Allowing a Political Bias to Inhibit Cooperation with the Virginia Attorney General?

ChrisO — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:43:44 GMT

You seem to have missed a rather important point - yes, Cuccinelli is focusing on five specific research grants, but four of them were federal (over which he has no jurisdiction) and one of them pre-dated the 2003 enactment of VFATA, which is of course not a retrospective law. None of the grants were issued post-VFATA. His bid to obtain records is therefore almost certainly going to get tossed for lack of standing.

Comment on Is UVa Allowing a Political Bias to Inhibit Cooperation with the Virginia Attorney General?

mpaul — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:07:20 GMT

There's going to be a lot of interest in this case. Thanks for the even-handed coverage.

Comment on Missouri's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Ranked Number One in FY 2008, Despite Not Having a State False Claims Act

Car Insurance Quotes — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:50:30 GMT

I didn't know Maryland's false health care claims bill was so weak! I am amazed by the strength of the one in California. I hope our state follows suit and makes it as good as California's. Not only will it bring money to the state, but it'll protect the population from inflated insurance prices.