ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A CVS subsidiary group – RxAmerica – will pay a $5.25 million settlement in response to false claims allegations against Medicare. Two related complaints were brought on behalf of the U.S. government...
Category: Whistleblower
California Law Expands Whistleblower Rights and Protection
October 10, 2012
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Governor Jerry Brown and the California Assembly have passed a bill to expand and amend California’s pre-existing False Claims Act to agree more closely with the Federal False Claims Act. Effective...
Discover Bank To Refund $3.5 Million Due to Deception
September 26, 2012
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The first Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) public enforcement lawsuit was just months ago when the CFPB announced Capital One was to refund $140 million to customers and pay an...
Bain Capital Price Fixing
September 14, 2012
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recently the New York Times filed a motion to disclose court documents that confirm Mitt Romney’s former firm Bain Capital colluded with its competitors in fixing the acquisition prices of...
Whistleblower Awarded $104 Million for Revealing Tax Evasion
September 12, 2012
Internal Revenue Services (IRS) tax whistle-blower cases have become an essential tool for the Federal government in piercing the corporate veil and aiding in prosecuting illegal practices of large corporations. Recently a...