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Timestamp: 2020-07-05 20:14:44
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§63', '§63', '§63', '§63', '§63', '§63']

Oklahoma False Claims Act for Qui Tam Whistleblowers
(As amended by Laws 2009, chapter 32.)
§63-5053.1. Definitions – Civil penalty for false or fraudulent claims.
§63-5053.2. Civil actions by Attorney General or individual persons authorized – Complaint procedure.
§63-5053.3. Actions brought by individuals – Participation by state – Procedure.
§63-5053.4. Actions brought by individuals – Share of proceeds of actions or settlement – Award of expenses, fees, and costs.
C. Whether or not the state proceeds with the action, if the court finds that the action was brought by a person who planned, initiated, or participated in the violation of the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act upon which the action was brought, then the court may, to the extent the court considers appropriate, reduce the share of the proceeds of the action which the person would otherwise receive under subsection A or B of this section, taking into account the role of that person in advancing the case to litigation and any relevant circumstances pertaining to the violation. If the person bringing the action is convicted of criminal conduct arising from his or her role in the violation of the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act, that person shall be dismissed from the civil action and shall not receive any share of the proceeds of the action. The dismissal shall not prejudice the right of this state to continue the action, represented by the Office of the Attorney General or its assigns.
§63-5053.5. Prohibition of certain individual actions – Limitation of court jurisdiction – Liability for expenses or fees – Relief following adverse acts.
E. Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by his or her employer because of lawful acts done by the employee on behalf of the employee or others in furtherance of an action under this act, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action filed or to be filed, shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole. Such relief shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status such employee would have had but for the discrimination, two 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 attorney fees. An employee may bring an action in the appropriate district court of the State of Oklahoma for the relief provided in this subsection.
§63-5053.6. Service of subpoena – Limitation of actions – Burden of proof – Res judicata.