Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Individual Whistleblowers Essential To Enforcement  $62 Billion Has Been Recovered Through Private Whistleblowers Since 1986  Whistleblower Rewards Average 20% Of Recoveries  The modern-day Federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C.§ 3729 et seq., and its qui tam whistleblower provisions (The term for individual whistleblower suits) grew largely out […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS And Courts Take Different Approaches One Court Says Rewards Not Taxable Individuals receive rewards when the government recovers from wrongdoers in actions (known as “qui tams”) brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The San Diego whistleblower attorneys at Evans […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Alleges Illegal Kickback By Drug Maker Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Allegedly Made Patient Copays Through Foundations Whistleblower Will Receive $3.96 Million Out Of $22 Million Settlement Health care providers including drug makers, hospitals, clinics, equipment suppliers, and physician groups are prohibited from paying kickbacks for certain medical referrals under […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing the Whistle on Bank and Lending Fraud The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 Reports of Bank Fraud May Entitle You To A Reward The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”), 12 U.S.C. § 1833a et seq., and Financial Institutions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Radiology Practice Settles Allegations in False Claims Qui Tam Case Former Employee/Whistleblower Will Receive Share Of $5 Million Payment  Department of Justice Targets Health Care Fraud The government (and taxpayers) lose billions of dollars every year to fraud in the health care industry, primarily through fraudulent claims to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Bribes And Other Corrupt Business Practices  Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Case $95 Million In Penalties And Disgorgement The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has seen a 126% increase in whistleblower tips during 2020. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), Pub. L. 111-203, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Upcoming Trial Of False Claims Allegations Claims Of False Advertising And Kickbacks To Go To Jury Former Sales Representative Initiated Suit In 2002 Whistleblower/qui tam cases for false claims against the government are brought under the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Tips Up 126% 2020 CFTC Awards Double 2019 Number Whistleblower Awards Now Total Over $120 Million According to a report released on November 2, 2020, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) saw a 126% increase in whistleblower tips during 2020. For the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER New SEC Rules Favor Whistleblowers Over $500 Million Has Been Rewarded To Whistleblowers Whistleblowers Help SEC Recover Over $2.5 Billion Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced several rule changes expanding the rewards rules for persons who blow the whistle to the SEC on securities fraud.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misspending Grant Money Constitutes False Claims Act Violation  Taxpayer Funds For Research Institute Pays $10 Million To Settle Allegations Whenever the government issues grant money, the government expects the money to be used for a certain purpose, such as medical research.  If the grant money is misspent the […]