Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Alleged Higher Cost Rates Than Approved Contract Allegedly Contained Hidden Fees Former Employee Will Receive $157,220 Reward Contracts for work for the federal government or the State of California typically contain very precise provisions about the costs and fees to be charged under the contract. If a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Announces Several Covered Actions Anonymous Tips From Whistleblower Start Cases Commodities and Futures Trading In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), Pub. L. 111-203, established a whistleblower program within the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to encourage individuals with information of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Settlement Of Multiple False Claims Allegations Kickbacks, Overbilling For Suspended Provider Services And Devices Former Executive Brought Case Individuals with information of fraudulent claims for reimbursement for health care services from the government can bring actions on behalf of the government to recover the money paid out on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retaliation Takes Serious Toll On Whistleblowers  Potent Remedies In Whistleblower Protection Laws Burden Of Proof And Damages All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers.  Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers and their families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Whistleblower Awards Now Over $ 1 Billion Two Whistleblowers Awarded $114 Million For Assisting Investigation SEC Has Awarded Over 200 Individual Whistleblowers  Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Overbilling And Upcoding Unnecessary Therapy Services Covered By Medicare<h2> Former Employee Blows Whistle Medical fraud makes up over three quarters of the annual recoveries for the government under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.   Over two thirds of the $2.2 billion recovered […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Qui Tam Follows Malpractice And Criminal Cases Allegations Of Unnecessary Lab Tests Three Office Staff Members Blow Whistle During 2020 fiscal year alone, $1.8 billion of the $2.2 billion recovered by the government from companies defrauding the government came from the healthcare field.  During that same year, $1.6 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Illegal Kickbacks Agency Allegedly Paid Kickbacks To Retirement Communities Former Director Of Strategic Growth Blows Whistle Private individuals with credible information of fraud can bring whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.  Qui tam […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Inflated Payments Healthcare Provider Allegedly Claimed Patients Sicker Than They Were Former Employee Blew Whistle  Health care providers defraud government programs like Medicare when they knowingly submit a claim for reimbursement that is based on false information, overcharge for or fail to provide an itemized service, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Kickbacks And False Eligibility Certifications Claims For Deceased Patients Company Founders Previously Settle For $1 Million  Health care spending in the U.S. exceeded $3.8 trillion in 2019, and a large percentage of that money comes from government payouts under Medicare, Medicaid, the VA, government employee health […]