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...
Category: False Claims
Pharmaceutical Company Settles False Claims Act Case For $171 Million
February 27, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay the federal government over $171 million to settle a False Claims Act case. Endo Pharmaceutical is a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, Inc. A...
False Claims Case Settles for $6.5 Million
February 24, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent federal whistleblower case has been settled for $6.5 million. Vector Planning and Services Inc. is an information technology, program management, and consulting firm that does business with the...
Three Convictions in Medicare Fraud Case
February 17, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three people were recently convicted by a federal jury on charges related to Medicare fraud. The trial lasted 13 days and the defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud,...
California Hospital Chain Accused in Whistleblower Lawsuit
February 14, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A former employee of a California based hospital chain has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the hospital. The former employee was an executive with Prime Healthcare Services. She alleges that the...