ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing home network Hebrew Homes agreed to pay $17 million to settle a False Claims Act suit brought by their former CFO. According to the CFO, Hebrew Homes allegedly violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits the exchange (or offer to exchange), of anything of value, in an effort […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In her book, Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher, former pharmaceutical sales representative Gwen Olsen is exposing Big Pharma. Olsen says that there is no such thing as a safe drug, and that she and other sales representatives were trained to misinform people, statements that are seemingly supported […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Supreme Court’s opinion in Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex. Rel. Carter has mixed implications for both relators and the defense side. The court’s ruling on the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA) and the “first to file” provision of the False Claims Act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The SEC Award program was created by the Dodd-Frank Act. This provides an incentive for people to give any information which would let the SEC take sanctions in an amount over $1 million. A whistleblower who finds himself in this case could earn 10% or 30 % of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The U.S. Senate recently approved the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act, which provides whistleblower protections and bounties to individuals who report motor vehicle defects. The bill was unanimously approved. The act, aimed at improving safety in the auto industry, incentivizes employees and contractors of automakers, parts suppliers, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A whistleblower who filed suit against JP Morgan will receive $63.9 million in reward money.  JP Morgan agreed to settle the allegations by paying $614 million to the government.  The lawsuit alleged that JP Morgan defrauded the government into insuring ineligible home loans.  The settlement resolves the charges […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay the federal government over $171 million to settle a False Claims Act case.  Endo Pharmaceutical is a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, Inc.   A whistleblower lawsuit accused Endo Pharmaceuticals of off label marketing of the Lidoderm pain patch.  It was alleged […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent federal whistleblower case has been settled for $6.5 million.  Vector Planning and Services Inc. is an information technology, program management, and consulting firm that does business with the government.  The company was accused of inflating claims for payment under Navy contracts.  The allegations were made in […]

-ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER- In the complaint, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled a lawsuit against two affiliates from S.A.C. Capital Advisor, CR Intrinsic Investors and Sigma Captial, who agreed to pay approximately $614 million for insider trading fraud instead of admitting guilt. The complaint also alleged several investment companies with […]

– ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER –                  Amgen, Inc., a California-based biotechnology company, agrees to pay a $2.9 million settlement after allegations of marketing their products to patients who did not fit the approved labeling by the Food & Drug Administration. The product in subject, […]