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DOJ Reports $3.5B Haul from FCA Enforcement in FY15

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.11.15

On December 3, 2015, DOJ reported that it had obtained more than $3.5 billion in recoveries (settlements and judgments) from civil FCA cases in FY15, making it the fourth year in a row that recoveries have exceeded this amount. Of the FY15 recoveries, $1.1 billion related to procurement, $1.9 billion to health care fraud, and the remainder to mortgage fraud and other federal programs.


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Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.10.26

ASBCA Denies Government Motion to Dismiss, Providing Key Guidance on Contractor Claim Standards Post-ECC International

In Appeal of Bahadir (a C&M case), the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals denied the government’s motion to dismiss in its entirety, ruling in favor of the contractor on both key issues raised by the government. The case arises from a contract for construction work at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, under which Appellant alleged government-caused delay and filed certified prolongation claims using a “windows analysis” methodology. The government moved to dismiss, arguing that Appellant failed to state a sum certain for each of what the government characterized as 38 distinct claims, and separately that four claims had not been properly presented to the Contracting Officer. ...