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Importer Evaded Duties on Chinese Wood Flooring Through Transshipment Scheme A California-based importer and its owners have agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations
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Firm Wins $24M False Claims Act Judgment, $2.7M in Attorney’s Fees, against Corporate Rival over Evasion of Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Imports
Importer of welded outlets knowingly evaded applicable anti-dumping duties A federal court in California has awarded $24 million damages—and an additional $2.7 million in
California Companies Affiliated with Chinese Billionaire “Uncle Liu” Found Guilty of Fraudulent Scheme to Dodge U.S. Customs Duties on Aluminum Imports, Ordered to Pay $1.8B in Restitution
Extruded aluminum imports fraudulently misclassified as warehouse pallets to evade anti-dumping and countervailing (AC/CVD) duties A group of California companies
Qui Tam Relators Stand to Receive Significant Whistleblower Rewards as Electronic Health Records Firm Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $18.25M
Athenahealth allegedly violated the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act by paying kickbacks for clients referrals Healthcare technology firm Athenahealth
Qui Tam Relator Receives $4.6 Million Whistleblower Reward as Boeing Subsidiary Pays $25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit over Inflated Costs of Drone Parts
Company allegedly gave government inflated cost and pricing data when negotiating no-bid contracts for drone-related military projects Insitu drone. The
Eleventh Circuit Takes Broad View of Escobar’s Materiality Requirement, Reviving $240 Million Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit Involving Unallowable Fees Included in VA Mortgage Loan Guarantees
Court takes “holistic approach” to materiality, rejecting strict focus on the ultimate “payment decision” in significant win for qui tam
Falsely Certifying Eligibility to Participate in Government Programs can Give Rise to Liability under the False Claims Act Post-Escobar, Court of Appeals Holds
Second Circuit rules that relevant government “payment decision” under Escobar included Veterans Administration’s initial decision to award contracts based on claim that
Supreme Court of Illinois Upholds Qui Tam Whistleblower Provisions of State Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act
Court holds that whistleblower standing under the Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act—like the federal False Claims Act—does not require that
The Shield of Qualified Immunity is Unavailable as a Defense under the False Claims Act, Appellate Court Holds
Fourth Circuit reasons that proving the fraudulent state of mind required for False Claims Act liability would defeat any claim
Qui Tam Whistleblower Awarded $3.7 Million as U.S. Settles with German Engineering Firm for Ducking Customs Import Duties
Linde AG used incorrect Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes and failed to declare “assists” on steel products imported from China
Financial Institutions can be Sued under the Whistleblower Provisions of the False Claims Act for Defrauding the Federal Reserve
Fraud in connection with receipt of federal bailout funds held to be actionable under the False Claims Act The Second
Whistleblowers Share $1.48 Million Reward as Importer of Brake Pads Settles Customs Fraud Lawsuit for $8 Million
Centric Parts of California evaded 2.5% tariff by misclassifying “mounted” brake pads as “unmounted.” In yet another False Claims Act
Federal Contractor CDM Smith Pays $5.6 Million to Resolve Whistleblower Claims under the False Claims Act Arising out of Scheme to Overcharge Navy
Firm allegedly provided government with inaccurate cost data during contract negotiations, failed to disclose that estimates had been reduced by
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