ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of False Marketing Tactics Unapproved Systems For Pediatric Care Case Brought By Employees False claims for reimbursement under government-sponsored health care programs may violate both federal law (when the claims are submitted to Medicare and other federal programs) and State law (when the claims are submitted to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Office Depot California False Claims Settlement Still In The News Former Employee Blew The Whistle $23.5 Million Whistleblower Reward Back in 2015, Office Depot settled a California False Claims Act (CFCA) whistleblower case[1] that alleged Office Depot overcharged state agencies for school supplies and other products.  The case […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks and Payments for Patient Referrals The Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Suit Large Whistleblower Reward The FBI estimates that fraud under the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs amounts to $75 billion to $250 billion every year. Each year, individual whistleblowers help the government recoup […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Parties Settle Whistleblower Suits Alleging Drug Misrepresentations Federal and Multi-State Suboxone Qui Tam Suits Settle for $700 Million A large pharmaceutical distributor has settled six whistleblower suits[1] alleging the distributor made certain false and misleading claims in connection with the sale of the drug Suboxone here in the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cisco Settles False Claims Act Case Former Consultant Blew Whistle On The Fraud First FCA Case Involving Cybersecurity Cisco has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a first-of-its-kind whistleblower case under the False Claims Act (FCA) involving cybersecurity issues.[1]  A former employee of a Denmark-based consulting group […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Judge Renders $339.4 Million Judgment In Healthcare Fraud Case Former Employee Blew The Whistle On Giant Fraud Overbilling On A Massive Scale A federal judge just last week entered a $339.4 million judgment against four defendants in a massive whistleblower (also known as “qui tam”) case of Medicare […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers Exposed Pharmaceutical Company’s Wrongdoing Six Whistleblowers To Receive Large Awards Six whistleblowers alerted the government to alleged misleading marketing practices of Reckitt Benckiser Group, manufacturer of Suboxone, an opioid drug.[1]  Last week, Reckitt agreed to settle the whistleblower actions brought against it under the False Claims Act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Against the Federal Government Private Whistleblowers May Have Up To Ten Years To Report Fraud The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that private persons in some situations may have up to 10 years from an alleged fraud against the government to file a whistleblower (also known […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospital Settles Whistleblower Case for $12.2 Million False Claims Act Suit Whistleblower/qui tam cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) typically involve direct, illegal claims for reimbursement under government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.  Sometimes, however, the alleged fraud is more complicated as a recent […]