Category: False Claims

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In August, Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) and Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation along with 119 of their hospitals settled seven False Claims Act lawsuits for $98 million. Whistleblowers from all around the country came forth with information regarding the inappropriate practices of CHS and its associated […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the New York University School of Law, Attorney General Holder proposed an increase in rewards to Wall Street whistleblowers who report financial fraud. His proposal involved providing incentives for witness cooperation in the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Astonishingly, even before completing discovery, or trial, one of two federal fraud suits against Omnicare has returned an unprecedented settlement, a staggering $124 million. The two qui tam suits filed against Omnicare are: United States ex rel Gale v. Omnicare, Inc., and United States ex rel Silver v. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Courts have lowered the level of proof required by employees who want to report a potential fraud or securities violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. The 2nd Circuit recently decided in the case of Nielsen v. AECOM Technology Corp that a new “reasonable person” standard would apply to Sarbanes-Oxley […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A federal judge recently ruled that whistleblowers do not need to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to be protected from retaliation in the workplace. This ruling is welcome news to whistleblowers who fear coming forward to expose fraud. California whistleblower and securities attorneys are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The manufacturer of the antifungal medication Mycamine has agreed to pay $7.3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in 2010 by Frank Smith in a United States District court. The defendant in the case is Astellas Pharma US Inc. and allegations involve False Claims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put in place to curb financial fraud.  One of the provisions contained in the Dodd-Frank legislation is designed to reward whistleblowers for coming forward and reporting fraudulent activity against the government.  The Securities and Exchange Commission is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A whistleblower who filed suit against JP Morgan will receive $63.9 million in reward money.  JP Morgan agreed to settle the allegations by paying $614 million to the government.  The lawsuit alleged that JP Morgan defrauded the government into insuring ineligible home loans.  The settlement resolves the charges […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversees certain whistleblower programs.  There are twenty two whistleblower statutes covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  Whistleblowers are now able to file complaints online.  This provides another way for whistleblowers that have been retaliated against […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A major federal contractor has been accused of forcing employees to sign confidentiality statements that violate the False Claims Act.  The whistleblower lawsuit was filed recently against Halliburton and its former subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root.  The complaint was filed with the Justice Department and the Securities and […]