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QUI TAM, remedies. Who as well. When a statute imposes a penalty, for the doing or not doing an act, and gives that penalty in part to whosoever will sue for the same, and the other part to the commonwealth, or some charitable, literary, or other institution, and makes it recoverable by action, such actions are called qui tam actions, the plaintiff describing himself as suing as well for the commonwealth, for example, as for himself. Espin. on Pen. Act. 5, 6; 1 Vin. Ab. 197; 1 Salk. 129 n.; Bac. Ab. h.t. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is also known as the "Lincoln Act," "Informer's Act," or the "Qui Tam statute," short for qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur (from a Latin phrase meaning he who brings a case on behalf of our lord the King, as well as for himself). Among the tools employed relatively recently by federal and state governments against healthcare providers are the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act of 1863. The four titles in the series include "Hospital Law Manual," "Hospital Contracts Manual," "Defending and Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse Cases" and "Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions. |
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