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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-216.1 (2026)

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This article may be cited as the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act.

2002, c. 842.

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Cited in 18 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Ligon v. Cnty. of Goochland, 689 S.E.2d 666 (Va. 2010).
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Ligon v. Cnty. of Goochland, 689 S.E.2d 666 (Va. 2010). · cites it 2× “In this question of first impression involving the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (VFATA), Code §§ 8.01-216.1 through -216.19, we consider whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity bars a retaliatory discharge claim against a County filed under the "whistleblower…”
United States ex rel. Wood v. Allergan, Inc., 246 F. Supp. 3d 772 (S.D.N.Y. 2017). “Va. Code Ann. §§ 8.01-216.1 et seq. Finally, Allergan challenges Wood’s claims under the laws of twenty-one states on timeliness grounds.”
Commonwealth ex rel. FX Analytics v. Bank of New York Mellon, 84 Va. Cir. 473 (Fairfax Cir. Ct. 2012). · cites it 5× “Facts The Second Amended Complaint-in-Intervention alleges that BNYM violated the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (“VFATA”), Va. Code § 8.01-216.1 et seq., through the manner in which it executed certain foreign exchange transactions, known as standing instruction…”
Marshall v. Commonwealth, 708 S.E.2d 253 (Va. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” The term is also similarly defined under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (Code §§ 8.01-216.1 to 8.01-216.19) at Code § 8.”
United States Ex Rel. Rost v. Pfizer Inc., 446 F. Supp. 2d 6 (D. Mass. 2006). “; Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, Va.Code Ann. §§ 8.01-216.1 et seq. 3 . The following background facts are drawn from the Pl.”
United States ex rel. Johnson v. Universal Health Servs., Inc., 889 F. Supp. 2d 791 (W.D. Va. 2012). · cites it 2× “2012), and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (“VFATA”), Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-216.1 -216.19 (2007 & Supp.”
Commonwealth v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hunter Labs., LLC, 817 S.E.2d 318 (Va. 2018). · cites it 2× “The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act ("VFATA"), Code §§ 8.01-216.1 through -216.19, which is modeled after the FCA, seeks to encourage whistleblowers to identify fraud against the government and permits the whistleblower to retain a portion of any recovery.”
United States of Am. v. NDUTIME Youth & Fam. Servs., Inc. (E.D. Va. 2020). · cites it 4× “§§ 3729 through 3733, and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, Virginia Code §§ 8.01-216.1 through 8.01-216.19. (Fortunaté Compl.”
Virginia ex rel. Hunter Labs LLC v. Quest Diagnostics Inc., 100 F. Supp. 3d 542 (E.D. Va. 2015). · cites it 6× “1 (collectively “Quest”), defrauded the Commonwealth by submitting false Medicaid claims in violation of the VFATA, Va.Code § 8.01-216.1 et seq. (Doc. 108 at 1).”
Commonwealth of Virginia, ex rel. Joshua M. Harman v. Trinity Indus., Inc. (Va. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “No Error in Granting Summary Judgment On appeal, Harman argues, “The trial court reversibly erred by granting summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees with respect to the Commonwealth and Relator’s claim under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, Va. Code § 8.01-216.1 et…”
Carter v. Hunt, 83 Va. Cir. 265 (Franklin Cir. Ct. 2011). · cites it 5× “2. Plaintiffs complied with their duty under Va.”
Cuccinelli v. Rector & Visitors of Univ. of Virginia (Va. 2012). · cites it 4× “, Judge Designate The threshold issue in this case is whether the University of Virginia is a "person" under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (FATA or Act), Code §§ 8.01-216.1 through - 216.19. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that it is not.”
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