Qui Tam

State False Claims Act Is Considered in Louisiana

By Finch McCranie, Esq.

The trend of new state False Claims Acts with qui tam whistleblower provisions continues, as Louisiana considers whether to adopt its own version of the federal False Claims Act.

The growing number of state False Claims Acts has been a frequent topic of this whistleblower lawyer blog. In 2007, New York, Georgia, and Oklahoma joined the 16 other states that have enacted versions of the federal False Claims Act, the government's primary weapon for fighting fraud against taxpayers.

New Jersey enacted its new False Claims Act in January 2008. It became the 20th state with such a qui tam whistleblower law.

We applaud Louisiana's progress with its new False Claims Act!

Full post as published by Whistleblower Lawyer Blog on February 20, 2008 (boomark / email).