What are some good sources for researching False Claims Act issues?
The “False Claims Act/Qui Tam” section of the Arent Fox web page has a number of useful articles discussing current developments under the FCA. New articles are added frequently to update this section. In addition, there are several outstanding reference books that can be consulted: 1. Jack T. Boese, Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions [second edition] 2. James Helmer, et al., False Claims Act: Whistleblower Litigation [third edition] (written from the relator’s perspective) 3. Robert Fabrikant, Paul Kalb, Mark D. Hopson, & Pamela Bucy, Health Care Fraud: Enforcement and Compliance Criminal, Civil and Administrative Law 4. Robert Salcido, False Claims Act and the Healthcare Industry (including supplementation volume) 1 The government is inclined to give a rather broad reading to the “caused to be submitted” language. Usually, the government contends, anyone who does anything that contributes to the eventual submission of a false claim has “caused” it to be submitted. The absence of
