On December 8, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Phone Admin. Servs. Inc. v. Verizon N.Y., Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op. 07012, holding that a qui tam relator did not err in bringing claims for defrauding local governments in the name of the state . . . Continue reading Qui Tam Relator Did Not Err in Bringing Claims for Defrauding Local Governments in Name of State
On April 14, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in People v. Sotheby’s, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op. 02501, holding that allegations that an auction house knew that employees were helping buyers submit false tax filings were sufficient to state a claim for violation of the false claims act . . . Continue reading Allegations That Auction House Knew That Some Employees Were Helping Buyers Submit False Tax Filings States False Claims Act Claim
On February 3, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in State of N.Y. ex rel. Solomon v. Siemens Elec., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 00746, affirming the dismissal of a False Claims Act suit because the plaintiff was not the original source of the information alleged in the complaint . . . Continue reading False Claims Act Suit Fails for Lack of Non-Public Source
On November 4, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Comptroller of the City of N.Y. v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon Corp., 2021 NY Slip Op. 06033, holding that a qui tam relator who failed to state a claim is not entitled to a share of the government’s recovery in a related action . . . Continue reading Qui Tam Relator Who Has Failed to State A Claim Not Entitled to Payment Even if Government Recovers on Related Claims
