Source: https://taf.org/delaware-false-claims-and-reporting-act/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 22:55:31+00:00

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As amended through 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, approved by the Governor July 24, 2013.
(7) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Government, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Government.
shall be liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not less than $ 5,500 and not more than $ 11,000 for each act constituting a violation of this section, plus 3 times the amount of damages which the Government sustains because of the act of that person.
72 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 166, §§ 1-4; 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 1.
2. Will reimburse such contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money or property which is requested or demanded.
“Claim” does not include requests or demands for money or property that the Government has paid to an individual as compensation for employment with the Government or as an income subsidy with no restrictions on that individual’s use of the money or property.
(4) “Material” includes anything having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money or property.
(5) “Obligation” includes an established duty, whether or not fixed, arising from an express or implied contractual, grantor-grantee, or licensor-licensee relationship, from a fee-based or similar relationship, from statute or regulation, or from the retention of any overpayment.
72 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 166, §§ 5, 6; 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 1.
(5) When a party brings an action under this subsection, no party other than the Department of Justice may intervene or bring a related action based on the facts underlying the pending action.
72 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 166, §§ 7-12; 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 1.
(a) In no event may a person bring an action under this chapter which is based upon allegations or transactions which are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative proceeding in which the government is already a party.
(3) From the news media.
The requirement to dismiss actions or claims as set forth in this subsection shall not apply to actions brought by the Attorney General or where the person bringing the action is an original source of the information.
(2) Who has knowledge that is independent of and materially adds to the publicly disclosed allegations or transactions, and who has voluntarily provided the information to the government before filing an action under this section.
72 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 166, § 23; 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 1.
(a) Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent or associated others in furtherance of an action under this chapter or other efforts to stop 1 or more violations of this chapter.
Such relief shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, 2 times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. An action under this subsection may be brought in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. A civil action under this subsection may not be brought more than 3 years after the date when the alleged retaliation occurred.
72 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 166, § 24; 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 1.
(e) For statute of limitations purposes, any Government pleading shall relate back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the action, to the extent that the claim of the Government arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the prior complaint of that person.
72 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 166, §§ 25, 26; 79 Del. Laws, c. 141, § 1.

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