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“Qui tam” can be pronounced in a variety of ways. For instance, most people say ”key tam,” (rhymes with “bee” and “jam”) while other pronounce the word as ”kwee tahm,” “kwee tom” or “kweye tom” Still others will use the formal pronunciation, “kwày tæm” (rhymes with “buy”).
How do you pronounce it?
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False Claims Act, Whistleblower & Qui Tam | Statutes Of Limitation, Limitations Periods (i.e., Time Bar or Deadline To Sue Or File Suit)
Like most types of legal claims, federal and state whistleblower, false claims act and qui tam suits are typically subject to what is known as a statute of limitation or limitation period. This is the time limit by which [...]
Whistleblower Defined
A whistleblower is a private person with knowledge of fraud committed against the federal, state or local government by companies, individuals or other entities and who comes forward with such information or evidence by bringing a whistleblower or qui tam lawsuit pursuant to a federal, state or local false claims act on behalf of [...]
Qui tam is short for “qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur,” which means “who pursues this action on our Lord the King’s behalf as well as his own.”
A qui tam lawsuit, also known as a whistleblower lawsuit, is an action brought under a federal, state or local False [...]
The Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §3729(a)(1), provides for liability against “any person who knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer or employee of the United States Government . . . a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval.”
Who Is A “Person” Under The Federal False Claims Act
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Federal False Claims Act Violations
The federal False Claims Act prohibits just about any type of fraud or fraudulent conduct whereby a person (i.e., an individual, company or other entity) deceives or defrauds the Federal Government in order to improperly obtain money from the Government (or to be improperly relieved from paying money to the Government).
Specifically, the federal False [...]
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