ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER More than a half-dozen whistleblowers nationwide have recently filed qui tam/false claim lawsuits alleging systematic over-billing by Medicare Advantage plans, according to San Francisco based qui...
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2015: The Year of IRS Phone Scams
January 26, 2015
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Before filing your 2015 tax returns, all taxpayers should prevent themselves from succumbing to fraudulent phone scams. There have been a number of cases where individuals have received calls from...
Courts Will Now Look at Employee’s “Reasonable Belief” of a Federal Fraud or Securities Violation Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
August 19, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Courts have lowered the level of proof required by employees who want to report a potential fraud or securities violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. The 2nd Circuit recently decided in the case of Nielsen...
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The manufacturer of the antifungal medication Mycamine has agreed to pay $7.3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in 2010 by Frank Smith in a United States District court. The...
Whistleblowers Helping the Public By Exposing Fraud
April 14, 2014
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put in place to curb financial fraud. One of the provisions contained in the Dodd-Frank legislation is designed to reward...