In October 2021, we shared the first part of our discussion on materiality and proposed amendments to the False Claims Act. However, in late November, those proposed amendments were updated. [...]
As we discussed in a previous post, FCA changes have been proposed which will potentially affect several aspects of the FCA, including cost-shifting in discovery. Today, we are going to [...]
Facebook Whistleblower And SEC Protections Have you ever thought to yourself: “I wonder how Facebook, whistleblowers, and the SEC intersect?” If so, today is your lucky day! By now, most [...]
2021 brought us the first PPP Fraud FCA Settlement and the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force As we’ve covered in past blogs (here, here, and here), the government’s infusion [...]
In our previous blog on the Bibby case, we discussed the importance of the seal in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. In our second installment of teaching moments from the [...]
The long-running saga of the case of U.S. ex rel. Bibby et. al. v. Wells Fargo Bank et al. 1:06-CV-0547-MHS (N.D. Ga.) provides a handy tutorial on two important issues [...]
A Review of the Pending Second Stimulus Package and Related Fraud Concerns Back in September, we provided an overview of what’s happening with COVID-19 fraud, including a review of COVID-relief [...]
There has been a lot going on with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower program lately, including even more record-setting awards and rule changes. As we reported last [...]
The year 2020 has not been full of much good news. So in May, many were heartened to read the Wall Street Journal headline, “SEC Ramps Up Whistleblower Awards.” The [...]
SBA reports over 40,000 PPP fraud calls to its whistleblower hotline. Along with our fellow False Claims Act brethren, we at Bracker & Marcus LLC have been on high alert [...]
