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| The False Claims Act, first signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, is the principal weapon of the United States in fighting government contract false claims and fraud. It is so effective because it encourages people with knowledge of such practices to file a lawsuit in the name of the United States and share with the Government in the recovery. The False Claims Act was amended in 1986 to increase the ability of private citizen whistleblowers to effectively attack misconduct by government contractors. |
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Jim Helmer Testifies To The United States House Of Representatives In Support Of The False Claims Act Corrections Act of 2007
Allison Engine is an important victory for the False Claims Act, since it will remain a viable tool to redress indirect fraud against the Government. Yet there are certain to be efforts to
use the Allison Engine decision to narrow the application of the False Claims Act to dismiss
cases involving clear fraud against the Government by inviting lower courts to focus myopically
on undefined terms such as “intent” or “materiality” or “direct link.” This would be against the
holding and spirit of Allison Engine—where the Supreme Court said quite clearly that the False
Claims Act must always be construed so that it reaches fraud against the Government.
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 View this 9-0 Supreme Court decision.
View our Summary of the opinion.
View USSC Argument Transcript.
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The False Claims Act is a primary focus of our litigation and appellate practice. In fact, we wrote the book. The Third Edition of "False Claims Act Whistleblower Litigation," our hardbound treatise for lawyers representing False Claims Act relators and for people who believe that they may need to blow the whistle on government contract abuse is available now from Matthew Bender & Co.
Just Released! False Claims Act: Whistleblower Litigation, Fifth Edition, Including Searchable CD-ROM
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| For over 20 years, our law firm has focused on litigating the toughest and most complex cases. Five of our cases were featured in front page articles in the Wall Street Journal, a sixth on the front page of the New York Times, and three on the television show, 60 Minutes. |
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