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Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - February 6, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied an employer’s request for review of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which held that tipped employees spending more than 20 percent of their time performing related but non-tipped duties must be paid the full minimum wage for that time, without the tip credit.

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Common Law Claims As Adjuncts to A False Claims Action
 

Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report, Thomson Reuters

September 1, 2009
 
Steven Gordon - Washington

When the Government files an action under the False Claims Act or intervenes in a qui tam FCA action filed by a whistleblower, it frequently adds common law claims. Most often, these are claims for payment by mistake and unjust enrichment. Because the focus of the action is the statutory FCA claim, these common law claims typically are treated as “tagalongs.” Despite the profusion of judicial decisions addressing the FCA, there are relatively few cases discussing these adjunct common law claims. This article reviews and analyzes these alternative claims for relief. To read the full article, please click on the link below:

READ: Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report

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