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FALSE CLAIMS ACT WHISTLEBLOWER ATTORNEYS
At Harris & Huge, we represent “whistleblowers” in qui tam lawsuits pursuant to the False Claims Act and similar state statutes. Whistleblower lawsuits allow an individual employee to sue a company for fraud on behalf of the federal or state government, even where the individual was not personally harmed by the conduct of the company.
A False Claims Act case is brought by a “Relator,” the plaintiff on behalf of the government, with inside knowledge that a business has been fraudulently billing the government. The damages in a False Claims Act case are triple the amount fraudulently billed to the government, and the Relator is entitled to up to thirty percent of those damages. If you believe that your employer is perpetrating a fraud on the government, contact Harris & Huge, the top South Carolina False Claims Act attorneys..
HOW FALSE CLAIMS LITIGATION WORKS
According to the False Claims Act, 32 U.S.C. § 3729, a company is liable to the government if it knowingly (with actual knowledge, deliberate ignorance of the truth or reckless disregard of the truth) presents a claim for payment or approval to the government. If you believe that the company you work for has been fraudulently billing the government for services rendered or goods provided, contact Harris & Huge, a whistleblower law firm in South Carolina. We will review the documentary and electronic evidence necessary to prove the claim.
Once a complaint has been drafted, it is filed with the appropriate federal court and the U.S. Justice Department is notified of the claim. Thereafter, the federal government has a choice of whether to intervene or allow the suit to continue independently. The litigation process that follows will consist of discovery, depositions, expert witnesses, settlement negotiations and, if necessary, trial. Throughout the litigation, we will explain the process as well as settlement offers and our professional lethal opinion on whether to settle or continue with the litigation. Our Charleston attorneys have extensive experience with qui tam lawsuits and will zealously advocate for our whistleblower clients.
THE IMPORTANCE OF WHISTLEBLOWERS
While whistleblowers stand to potentially recover a hefty sum of money, the importance of whistleblowers is immense both to the government and to taxpayers. When a company fraudulent bills the government, the government stands to lose thousands, millions or even billions of dollars, which come out of the taxpayers pocket. Because of their importance to public policy goals, whistleblowers are protected from retaliation from employers and cannot be penalized through termination, demotion or other retaliatory actions by the employer for filing a lawsuit.
At Harris & Huge we believe strongly in zealously pursuing meritorious claims on behalf of whistleblowers; our highly experienced False Claims Act attorneys are fully immersed in the factual details and legal research of each case to best represent our whistleblower clients, and to help secure the financial stability of the country and its taxpayers. If you believe your employer may be submitting false claims for payment to the federal or state government, contact Harris & Huge today to schedule a consultation.
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Johns Island, SC 29455