Practice Area Categories: Qui Tam / Whistleblower
California False Claims Act / Qui Tam Statute
The California False Claims Act (“FCA”) allows whistleblowers to file qui tam lawsuits for violations of state law. The California FCA makes it unlawful to submit false claims to the government for payment or fraudulently avoid an obligation to pay money to the State of California. Under the California False Claims Act, a defendant may …
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Halunen Law’s Whistleblower Cases
Halunen Law’s national whistleblower / qui tam practice group represents whistleblowers across the country. We have filed cases from California all the way to Maryland. We represent whistleblowers who have reported fraud in a variety of industries including, healthcare, Department of Defense contracting, securities violations, tax fraud, violations of the anti-kickback statute, fraudulent up-coding, and …
IRS Whistleblower Lawyers
Blowing the Whistle on IRS Fraud The IRS whistleblower provisions are contained in Section 406 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. It allows the IRS to reward whistleblowers who provide information about claims involving tax evasion or fraud amounting to at least $2 million (in taxes, penalties and interest). If an …
Whistleblower & False Claims Act FAQs
What is the False Claims Act?The False Claims Act is a whistleblower statute. It allows ordinary citizens to file a lawsuit on behalf of the United States against companies and individuals who steal taxpayer money by committing fraud against the government. When the government is successful in recovering fraudulently obtained money, the whistleblower is entitled …
Qui Tam State Statutes
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY The information provided above is …