ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Violations of Anti-Kickback Statute And False Claims Act  $6 Million Settlement  Whistleblower Will Receive $1.1 Million Reward Kickbacks to physicians for patient referrals are illegal, whether the referral is to a clinic, hospital, lab, nursing home, hospice program or any other health care provider. When the patients […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks Alleged In The Form Of Lavish Trips And Entertainments Allegations Settled For $12 Million Payment How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including sellers of medical products and devices, hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Veteran And Former Student Brings Action Defendants Accused Of False Certifications Of Student Mix Former Student To Receive $1.125 Million Reward Millions of Americans who served in the military have over the years have received money for further schooling from the “GI Bill”, which was expanded after 9/11.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Non-American Citizens As Whistleblowers SEC Receives Large Number Of Foreign Tips Substantial Monetary Rewards The federal government has four primary whistleblower statutes and reward programs: The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Whistleblower Program, Section 922 of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Civil Lawsuits Settled For $4 Million Company Provides Home Sleep Disorder Testing Kickbacks And Unnecessary Testing Alleged Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.  Every year in this country, individuals bring […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cases Started Eight Years Ago Series Of Settlements Recovers Millions For Government Allegations Of Kickback System For Use Of Medial Device Every year in this country, individuals bring more enforcement efforts against companies defrauding the government than the government itself brings. Sometimes further government actions spring from cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two False Claims Act Cases Settle For $4.9 Million Allegations Of Double-Billing Tests And Services Never Performed Individuals Initiated Both Cases Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses and individuals believed to be defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Former Patients Blows Whistle On False Billing Allegations Of Billing For Unnecessary Procedures Realtors Will Share $147,250 Reward Private citizens recover more money lost by the government to fraud every year than the government itself recovers through its own enforcement efforts.  Most of the private cases are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Signing Up Ineligible Customers Inadequate Supervision Of Government Program Alleged Former Sales Representative Collects $462,500 Reward The Biden Administration has accelerated enforcement efforts against companies defrauding the government by increased participation in cases brought by private citizens under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Largest Total Since 2014 Health Care Fraud Is Leading Source Of Judgments And Recoveries 598 Qui Tam Suits Filed In 2021 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in […]