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Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview
Qui Tam Lawsuits Under the Federal False Claims Act – An Overview
by Sabarish Neelakanta
The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA)1 exist to encourage whistleblowers who are aware of fraud against the government to bring such information forward. See 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. Private contractors ...
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