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§ 881

Citation
§ 881
Parent Document
United States v. Southland Management Corp., 326 F.3d 669 (2002)
Effective Date
2002-05-22
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/27565/united-states-v-southland-managem... ↗

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        The minor textual changes that accompanied this
recodification were designed only to “eliminate unnecessary
words” and provide “consistency,” rather than to enact any
substantive change. See H.R. REP. NO. 97-651, at 142 (1982),
reprinted in 1982 U.S.C.C.A.N. 1895, 1896.
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        The 1986 amendments also: (1) clarified that the
government need establish the elements of a cause of action under
the Act only by a preponderance of the evidence; (2) lengthened
the statute of limitations under the Act beyond six years in
cases where the government fails to detect the false claims at
the time they are submitted; (3) increased the penalties under
the Act from $2000 per claim to between $5000 and $10,000 per
claim; (4) increased the Act’s damages provision, authorizing
courts to award the government treble damages; and (5) expanded
the role of (and the rewards available to) qui tam relators under
the Act. See generally John T. Boese, Civil False Claims and Qui
Tam Actions § 104 (2d ed. 2000 & Supp. 2001) (describing the
impact of the 1986 amendments).