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[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

A Win for Whistleblowers: The US Supreme Court unanimously held that the FCA's knowledge element refers to a defendant's knowledge and subjective beliefs, not to what an objective person may have known or believed. An important case for FCA enforcement! https://t.co/iWQsK6QnMB

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

SouthEast Eye Specialists Pays $17 million to Settle Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act Allegations https://t.co/NBghD2AL5Z

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

https://t.co/uDLujnT8fq Morgan Verkamp LLC—a law firm specializing in representing whistleblowers nationwide—is proud to announce a $43 million federal jury verdict in a whistleblower-initiated, kickback-based False Claims Act case. https://t.co/TgzZ7Khjyj

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

The reality of how deeply fraud impacts our country is a stark reminder of why we continue to fight the good fight every day. MV is grateful to TAF (@fraudinamerica⁩) for their work in compiling this revealing look at #FraudByTheNumbers. https://t.co/PAcHUJQ7UH

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

MV Senior Attorney Jillian Estes & Intern Colleen Brugger join @ChuckGrassley in encouraging @POTUS to celebrate whistleblowers with a party in the @WhiteHouse Rose Garden. Check out the 9/29 #FraudByTheNumbers post for Taxpayers Against Fraud!

[The Anti-Fraud Coalition @TAFCoalition]

Today in #FraudByTheNumbers, we make the case for a #whistleblower party. And not just any party—a Rose Garden Party. Read more: https://t.co/88fGxE15Jm

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

MV Senior Attorney Jillian Estes wrote about “the small group of thoughtful, committed individuals” who prosecute False Claims Act cases for the United States in the Labor Day #FraudByTheNumbers post for Taxpayers Against Fraud @fraudinamerica

[The Anti-Fraud Coalition @TAFCoalition]

In our Labor Day #FraudByTheNumbers, we're focusing on the lawyers who investigate and prosecute fraud against the government: https://t.co/U2XbJUzCd5

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

MV is pleased to announce the $16 million settlement of an FCA case against Inform Diagnostics, Inc. (formerly Miraca Life Sciences, Inc.) for unnecessary lab testing. More about the case and our brave client, Dr. Christopher Wallace, here: https://t.co/Rjm6BBP0hS

[The Anti-Fraud Coalition @TAFCoalition]

Over 58% of all actual 2021 False Claims Act recoveries—amounting to $1.6 billion—came from whistleblower-initiated, or qui tam, actions. The vast majority (80%) of the total actual recoveries came from the health care and life science industries. https://t.co/RVkHGRKCgl

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

MV Partner Sonya Rao will moderate a @federalbar panel on parallel investigations, featuring MV Partner Jennifer Verkamp representing the relator's bar on Oct. 27 at 12:00 pm EST. Tune in here: https://t.co/RuLNoi0MQZ

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

The @SECGov awards to whistleblowers topped $1,000,000,000 today! SEC Chairman: “Every single one of the whistleblowers has provided an important service.”

[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission @SECGov]

📣 Today we hit a major milestone! 📣

Our whistleblower program has now paid more than $1 billion in awards to 207 whistleblowers, including more than $500 million in fiscal year 2021 alone!

More:
https://t.co/ro52XAy700

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

Join our @TAFEdFund colleagues for a full month of the true impact of fraud in America. #FraudByTheNumbers will tell the real story of why we continue to fight this fight every day.

[TAF Archive Account @tafedfund]

Today, our team is launching #FraudByTheNumbers, a project to analyze key numbers behind fraud in America. Learn more about project here: https://t.co/nIH3pMy96K

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

Join MV Partner Sonya Rao and a great team of panelists for a @federalbar discussion about calculating FCA damages on Tuesday, May 11 at 12:00 pm EST. Click here for FREE registration: https://t.co/FGQLEZ0TPo

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

Happy 158th birthday to the False Claims Act! This powerful tool is as important today as it has ever been. Read more about the FCA's history here: https://t.co/0Yrb1vvGpc

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

Thanks to MV friend Neil Getnick for this excellent @Law360 article emphasizing that False Claims Act whistleblowers are more important than ever, especially as US spending on Covid-19 relief packages exceeds $3 trillion. https://t.co/iNlE6lAaES

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

Vaccines are critical to getting Covid-19 under control, and whistleblowers will be critical to making sure the vaccines are as safe and effective as possible. https://t.co/xGqO5gwcvS

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

MV congratulates Charmaine McGuffey for being elected as Sheriff of Hamilton County, OH. @CharmMcGuffey is a whistleblower who was demoted after raising concerns about the use of force in Cincinnati's jails. She turned her experience into an opportunity to effect positive change!

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

A big “thank you” to our paralegal Traci who made hundreds of masks for families around the country, including the whole MV crew! Thanks for helping keep us safe, Traci! #WearYourMask

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

MV celebrates with the entire LGBTQ community today! In a 6-3 opinion, Justice Gorsuch wrote, “The answer is clear” - the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from being terminated for being homosexual or transgender. A victory for equality! https://t.co/qTGxYwRq1P

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

TAFEF filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit arguing that FCA’s public disclosure bar does not preclude new allegations of wrongdoing in a continued fraud scheme occurring after a defendant settled with the government - an important issue for whistleblowers and their counsel.

[The Anti-Fraud Coalition @TAFCoalition]

Yesterday, our team filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit. The brief addresses the proper interpretation of the #FalseClaimsAct's public disclosure bar and original source exception. You can read more here: https://t.co/0EsNJRdPFe

[Morgan Verkamp LLC @MorganVerkamp]

”We lawyers may, in some ways, be uniquely positioned to adapt to the challenges of this pandemic because of our profession.” MV Partner Sonya Rao shares with the @ABAesq how lawyers are equipped to handle life in this new normal: https://t.co/nlyDRbxDoe