Bad news for those who receive any federal funds, directly or indirectly: It’s been a busy first-half in the False Claims Act arena, and it’s expected to stay that way, thanks to a combination of changes in the law, massive government spending, increased fraud enforcement resources, state legislative and enforcement activities, and pipeline full of government investigations and pending qui tam actions.
That’s according to the Mid-Year False Claims Act Update by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, which notes that FCA filings in the first quarter of 2010 beat the number of filings during the same quarter last year and matched the number of filings in the final quarter of 2009.
