Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-18-101 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "False Claims Act."

Acts 2001, ch. 367, § 1.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2009–2025 · leading case: Hamilton Cnty. Emergency Commc'ns Dist. v. BellSouth Telecomm. LLC, 852 F.3d 521 (6th Cir. 2017).
Hamilton Cnty. Emergency Commc'ns Dist. v. BellSouth Telecomm. LLC, 852 F.3d 521 (6th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “Finally, the Districts sought recovery via the Tennessee False Claims Act (TFCA), T.C.A. § 4-18-101 et seq., but the court held that Bell-South’s interpretations of the 911 Law were sufficiently reasonable and the Districts could not demonstrate “falsity” under the TFCA.”
Knox Cnty. Ex Rel. Env't Termite & Pest Control, Inc. v. Arrow Exterminators, Inc., 350 S.W.3d 511 (Tenn. 2011). · cites it 2× “Acts 850 , 850-64 (codified at Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 to -108 (2005)).”
Zoyle Jones v. State of Tennessee, 426 S.W.3d 50 (Tenn. 2013). · cites it 2× “The "False Claims Act” is codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-18-101 to -108 (2011 & Supp.”
United States ex rel. Bergman v. Abbot Labs., 995 F. Supp. 2d 357 (E.D. Pa. 2014). “Bringing an Action under the Tennessee Statute Relator argues: Count Fourteen asserts that Abbott’s alleged conduct violated the Tennessee False Claims Act, Tenn.Code § 4-18-101 et seq. (See generally Am.”
Hamilton Cnty. Emergency Commc'ns Dist. v. Bellsouth Telecomm., LLC, 890 F. Supp. 2d 862 (E.D. Tenn. 2012). · cites it 2× “This law suit alleges the following statutory and common law violations: (1) violation of the Tennessee False Claims Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 et. seq. (Count I); (2) violation of the Emergency Communications District Law (the “ECD Law”), Tenn.”
United States v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 958 F. Supp. 2d 846 (E.D. Tenn. 2013). “§§ 4-18-101 et seq. (collectively, the “TFCA”).”
United States ex rel. Bierman v. Orthofix Int'l, N.V., 113 F. Supp. 3d 414 (D. Mass. 2015). “; the Tennessee False Claims Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 et seq.; the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Law, Tex.”
United States ex rel. Bierman v. Orthofix Int'l, N.V., 177 F. Supp. 3d 712 (D. Mass. 2016). “) the Tennessee False Claims Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 et seq.) the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Law, Tex.”
State Ex Rel Herbert H. Slatery III v. Chevron Corp., 578 S.W.3d 924 (2018). “The Attorney General filed suit against the defendants on August 5, 2015, alleging multiple violations of the Tennessee False Claims Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 -- 108, and the Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Act, Tenn.”
State of Tennessee ex rel. Nana Landenberger v. Proj. Return, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “Landenberger filed this action as relator1 on behalf of the State of Tennessee against PRI pursuant to the Tennessee False Claims Act (“TFCA”), Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-18-101 et seq. In accordance with the TFCA, Dr.”
The City of Chattanooga Ex Rel. Don Lepard, Qui Tam v. Elec. Power Bd. of Chattanooga (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff filed a complaint pursuant to the Tennessee False Claims Act (“TFCA”), see Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 to -108, alleging that EPB had overbilled the City for approximately twenty years by billing for lights not in existence and applying an incorrect energy cost…”
Roane Cty. Emer. Commc'ns v. BellSouth (6th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “Finally, the Districts sought recovery via the Tennessee False Claims Act (TFCA), T.C.A. § 4-18-101 et seq., but the court held that BellSouth’s interpretations of the 911 Law were sufficiently reasonable and the Districts could not demonstrate “falsity” under the TFCA.”
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