Qui Tam The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil procedure.

Class actions (Civil procedure).

Constitutional law.

Patents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2009

Summary:

Examines use of qui tam , which rewards private citizens who sue on behalf of the Government, with a portion of recovered proceeds. Highlights qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act and in related Federal statutes governing patents and Indian protection laws. Addresses constitutional concerns

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Qui Tam

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-AML-0061

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