In 2009, I spoke at the AGC/CFMA annual conference in Las Vegas. The topic of my presentation was Contractor Liability Under the Federal False Claims Act, including the 2009 FERA amendments that substantially broadened the reach of the act. Here are the slides of that presentation. If you are a contractor doing work on . . . → Read More: Contractor Liability Under the Federal False Claims Act
On March 15, 2007, the Justice Department announced that Michigan contractors Ajax Paving Industries Inc. and Dan’s Excavating Inc. agreed to pay $11.75 Million to settle False Claims Act claims involving alleged misrepresentations about the amount of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting work performed by a subcontractor on construction contracts at the Wayne County . . . → Read More: Michigan Construction Firms to Pay U.S. $11.75 Million for Alleged DBE Fraud