Qui tam — In common law, a writ of qui tam is a writ whereby a private individual who assists a prosecution can receive all or part of any penalty imposed. Its name is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac… … Wikipedia
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Milberg — Founding and History Founded in 1965 by attorneys Larry Milberg and Melvyn I. Weiss, Milberg LLP (formerly known as Milberg Weiss LLP and Milberg Weiss Bershad Schulman LLP) is a U.S. plaintiffs law firm. In the Firm’s early years, its founding… … Wikipedia
Common Informers Act 1951 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to abolish the common informer procedure. Statute book chapter 14 15 Geo. 6, c. 39 … Wikipedia
Profiteur de guerre — Un profiteur de guerre est une personne physique ou morale qui, de manière légale, spéculative ou délictueuse, tire un enrichissement personnel d un conflit armé. Historiquement, le terme fut en particulier utilisé pour qualifier les acteurs… … Wikipédia en Français
U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal — The U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal involved a scheme, called the Historical Aircraft Exchange Program,cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1 15473425.html |title=The great airtanker debacle |accessdate=2007 10 04 |last=McLean… … Wikipedia
Department of Defense Whistleblower Program — Aircraft procurement whistleblowing launched the modern Defense whistleblower program. The Department of Defense Whistleblower Program enables, in part, the federal mission of protecting whistleblowers by committing the Inspector General of the U … Wikipedia
Quasi-criminal — means a lawsuit or equity proceeding that has some, but not all, of the qualities of a criminal prosecution. It may appear in either a Common law or a Civil law jurisdiction. It refers to a court s right to punish for actions or omissions as if… … Wikipedia
