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Financial Services Employment Law

Provides news, updates and insights for financial services employers. By Epstein Becker Green.

http://www.financialservicesemploymentlaw.com/

Jun 18
New Legislation Eases Disclosure Requirements for Startups – Employment Law This Week

New Legislation Eases Disclosure Requirements for Startups – Employment Law This Week

Featured on Employment Law This Week: New Legislation Eases Disclosure Requirements for Startups under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform. Startups offering equity plans get regulatory relief. The legislation that President Trump signed…
Jun 14
Welcome WCAG 2.1 – Website Accessibility Guidelines Have Been Refreshed

Welcome WCAG 2.1 – Website Accessibility Guidelines Have Been Refreshed

Our colleague Joshua A. Stein at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Hospitality Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to our readers in the financial services industry: “The Generally Prevailing Website…
May 14
Key Employment Laws for Financial Services Employees Published with Thomson Reuters Practical Law

Key Employment Laws for Financial Services Employees Published with Thomson Reuters Practical Law

We published an article with Thomson Reuters Practical Law summarizing key employment issues for financial services employers, highlighting those rules applicable to registered representatives regulated by Financial Industry Regulatory…

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Whistleblower Lawyer News

Covers whistleblower and government law. By JeffreyNewmanLaw.

http://www.whistleblowerlawyernews.com/

Jun 22
SEC Names New Senior Director of Digital Assets and Innovation

SEC Names New Senior Director of Digital Assets and Innovation

The Division of Corporation Finance has named Valerie A. Szczepanki their Associate Director and Senior Advisor of the Digital Assets and Innovation Division. In her new role, Ms. Szczepanki will deal with security laws relating to digital…
Jun 20
Healogics pays $22.51 Million to end whistleblower claim for fraudulent billing of hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Healogics pays $22.51 Million to end whistleblower claim for fraudulent billing of hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Healogics, Inc. has agreed to pay $22.51 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing wound care centers to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary and unreasonable hyperbaric oxygen…
Jun 19
SEC shuts down investment ponzi scheme that bilked hundreds of over $102 million

SEC shuts down investment ponzi scheme that bilked hundreds of over $102 million

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged and obtained an asset freeze against individuals and companies behind a $102 million Ponzi scheme that bilked investors throughout the U.S. According to the SEC’s complaint, the…

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False Claims Counsel

Covers False Claims Act and related statutes. By Ben Vernia.

http://www.falseclaimscounsel.com/wordpress

Jun 11
Signature HealthCARE settles whistleblowers’ False Claims Act case for more than $30 million

Signature HealthCARE settles whistleblowers’ False Claims Act case for more than $30 million

On June 8, the Department of Justice announced that Kentucky-based Signature HealthCARE, LLC, a skilled nursing facility company, had agreed to pay more than $30 million to resolve federal and state claims that the company defrauded the…
Jun 7
Louisiana hospital company pays $1.7 million to settle whistleblower’s False Claims Act allegation

Louisiana hospital company pays $1.7 million to settle whistleblower’s False Claims Act allegation

On June 5, the Department of Justice announced that Shreveport, Louisiana-based Allegiance Health Management, Inc., and its affiliated hospitals have agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations, originally brought by a whistleblower,…
Jun 5
Social Security-defrauding lawyer, Eric Conn, pleads guilty, in case prompted by Vernia Law Firm whistleblower

Social Security-defrauding lawyer, Eric Conn, pleads guilty, in case prompted by Vernia Law Firm whistleblower

On June 4, Kentucky-based disbarred attorney Eric C. Conn ended a nearly seven-year saga by entering a guilty plea resolving the remaining charges against him of defrauding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs,…

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Whistleblower News

Cover qui tam law and the process of bringing a case. By Getnick & Getnick.

http://getnicklaw.com/category/whistleblower-news/

Jun 5
Whistleblower Exposes That “CityMD” Illegally Billed New York State Employee Health Plan for Facility Fee

Whistleblower Exposes That “CityMD” Illegally Billed New York State Employee Health Plan for Facility Fee

New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced today a $883,000 settlement with City Practice Group of New York, LLC – popularly known as “CityMD” – for causing the submission of false claims to New York…
May 21
Guam Considers Passing Tax Whistleblower Law

Guam Considers Passing Tax Whistleblower Law

Legislation has been introduced in Guam that would enable whistleblowers to bring an action against companies that defraud the territory, including an action against those who illegally underpay taxes to the government of Guam. Whistleblowers…
May 8
Navy Whistleblower Exposes Mismanagement of $32 Million of Equipment & Mishandling of Classified Material

Navy Whistleblower Exposes Mismanagement of $32 Million of Equipment & Mishandling of Classified Material

A whistleblower’s complaint resulted in a determination by the Navy that over $32 million worth of equipment at a base could not be accounted for because of improper record keeping and handling of the equipment. Additionally, it was…

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Tycko & Zavareei LLP Blog

Covers the False Claims Act, qui tam litigation and whistleblower litigation. By Tycko & Zavareei.

http://www.fraudfighters.net/news/

Apr 26
Lance Armstrong Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case Brought by Qui Tam Whistleblower

Lance Armstrong Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case Brought by Qui Tam Whistleblower

Lance Armstrong, the cyclist who became a national hero wearing a yellow jersey emblazoned with the iconic blue and white eagle of the U.S. Postal Service, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that payments under that…
Mar 23
Japanese Toyobo Pays $66 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Over Selling Defective Fiber to Government for Use in Bullet Proof Vest

Japanese Toyobo Pays $66 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Over Selling Defective Fiber to Government for Use in Bullet Proof Vest

The Department of Justice recently announced the settlement of a qui tam lawsuit against Toyobo, the sole manufacturer of Zylon fiber used in bulletproof vests, in relation to their violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the…
Mar 7
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Pays $1.65 Million to Settle Alleging False or Fraudulent Billing of Medicare and Medicaid in Violation of the False Claims Act

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Pays $1.65 Million to Settle Alleging False or Fraudulent Billing of Medicare and Medicaid in Violation of the False Claims Act

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently settled a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (“BMH”). Pursuant to the settlement, BMH agreed to pay $1.65 Million to the United…

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Whistleblower Insider

Provides the whistleblower and fraud news and developments. By Constantine Cannon.

https://constantinecannon.com/whistleblower/blog/

Jun 22
Today’s Whistleblower FAQ – Whistleblower Reward

Today’s Whistleblower FAQ – Whistleblower Reward

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Frequently Asked Question: Am I entitled to a whistleblower award if I report fraud or misconduct to the government? Answer: You might be, depending on the nature of the fraud or misconduct you are…
Jun 22
Catch of the Week — Healogic

Catch of the Week — Healogic

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week’s Department of Justice “Catch of the Week” goes to Healogics, Inc. On Wednesday, the Florida-based operator of hundreds of wound care centers agreed to pay up to $22.5 million…
Jun 21
The Big Business of Detaining Families Creates a Serious Fraud Risk

The Big Business of Detaining Families Creates a Serious Fraud Risk

By Poppy Alexander The massive public outcry about family separations at the border has spotlighted an area of federal spending that often gets ignored-the massive business that is immigration detention for children and families. The Office…

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Healthcare Fraud Lawyer Blog

Covers health care law and qui tam. By Willoughby Brod, LLP.

https://www.healthcare-fraud-lawyer.com/

Jun 20
Violations of the Stark Law can Form the Basis of FCA Lawsuit

Violations of the Stark Law can Form the Basis of FCA Lawsuit

The False Claims Act (FCA), which prohibits entities that conduct business with the government from defrauding the government, goes all the way back to the time of the Civil War. It is sometimes called the Lincoln Law because of the president…
Jun 12
Department of Justice Intervenes in California FCA Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Company

Department of Justice Intervenes in California FCA Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Company

Ever since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, all violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) have been actionable under the False Claims Act (FCA). In plain language, this means that, if you are aware that people in your…
Jun 7
Healthcare Fraud is Widespread, but Whistleblowers can Help Stop it

Healthcare Fraud is Widespread, but Whistleblowers can Help Stop it

Medicare and Medicaid are taxpayer-funded healthcare programs instituted for the purpose of ensuring that all Americans have access to basic health services. Fraud on the part of health care providers is a major threat to these programs and…

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McEldrew Young Blog

Covers whistleblower law and wage theft for employees.

http://www.mceldrewyoung.com/blog/

Jun 18
Cascade of Errors Led to Fatal Fire at Pennsylvania Nursing Home

Cascade of Errors Led to Fatal Fire at Pennsylvania Nursing Home

West Chester, PA – A woman whose parents burned to death in a nursing home fire claims in court that a series of blunders by multiple parties resulted in a preventable catastrophe. The suit seeks to hold responsible the…
May 18
5 Steps to Take if Your Child was in a School Bus Accident

5 Steps to Take if Your Child was in a School Bus Accident

As parents, we like to think sending our children to school on the bus is safe. In reality, school bus accidents occur every year, often resulting in catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. In these moments it is…
May 15
Behind the Opioid Epidemic

Behind the Opioid Epidemic

The United States Department of Justice and numerous state governments have intervened in numerous qui tam whistleblower suits, including one brought by Philadelphia based law firm McEldrew Young against INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. [1]. The suit…

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Baum Headlund Law Blog

Covers personal injury. By Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman.

https://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/blog/

Jun 18
First Monsanto Roundup Trial Starts in June 2018 in San Francisco

First Monsanto Roundup Trial Starts in June 2018 in San Francisco

June 18, 2018 – San Francisco, California - - The trial of DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company should begin sometime this month in the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, California. Plaintiff DeWayne “Lee”…
May 17
Monsanto Loses Motions to Avoid June Roundup-Induced Cancer Trial

Monsanto Loses Motions to Avoid June Roundup-Induced Cancer Trial

May 17, 2018 – San Francisco, California - - A California State Court judge denied Monsanto’s bid to toss a lawsuit alleging exposure to Roundup causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma and ruled that the plaintiff will be permitted to seek…
May 7
Law360 Names BHAG Attorney Brent Wisner Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar

Law360 Names BHAG Attorney Brent Wisner Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar

May 7, 2018 – Los Angeles, California - - Legal news media company Law360 named Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman attorney R. Brent Wisner a Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar. https://twitter.com/Law360/status/993524678777102336 Wisner was…

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Covers news, cases, judicial opinions, practical tips and scholarly work regarding white-collar criminal and civil enforcement, grand jury investigations and regulatory compliance. By Jackson R. Sharman, III.

http://jacksharman.com/

Jun 16
A Meditation On Father’s Day

A Meditation On Father’s Day

At age 57, I am now five years older than my father was when he died. …
Apr 23
Video Guidance, Agency Guidance and White-Collar Trial

Video Guidance, Agency Guidance and White-Collar Trial

The Lord noted that the poor will always be with us, but He may as well have been speaking of federal agency guidance documents that are sometimes used against members of the regulatory community. Here is a short video about the…
Feb 26
Brand’s Memo and Dan’s Desk

Brand’s Memo and Dan’s Desk

Last month, then-Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum to Department of Justice civil lawyers concerning the circumstances under which they may and may not use federal agencies’ “guidance documents” in…

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Whistleblower Law Blog

By Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP. Explores current issues and the latest developments in whistleblower law.

http://www.kmblegal.com/blogs

May 31
Big Win for IRS Whistleblowers as U.S. Tax Court Ruling on 'Collected Proceeds" Stand

Big Win for IRS Whistleblowers as U.S. Tax Court Ruling on 'Collected Proceeds" Stand

In March, a settlement between the IRS and two whistleblowers finally put to rest a long-pending dispute about the amount of money IRS whistleblowers can receive for successfully reporting tax fraud or other serious tax underpayments. Under…
Apr 2
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds $3.2M Whistleblower Award Based on Both Economic and Noneconomic Damage

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds $3.2M Whistleblower Award Based on Both Economic and Noneconomic Damage

Pennsylvania whistleblowers received a major win on Tuesday, March 28, 2018, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision affirming a $3.2 million verdict in favor of Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (“PTC”)…
Mar 20
Bank of America Lawsuit Shows Why Whistleblower Practitioners Should Think Beyond Federal Protection

Bank of America Lawsuit Shows Why Whistleblower Practitioners Should Think Beyond Federal Protection

A California jury awarded a former Bank of America employee over $550,000 in February – and that was before it determined its punitive damages award. The verdict demonstrates that there may be additional routes of recovery available to…

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Subject to Inquiry

Looks at white collar, congressional, SEC, energy enforcement and other government inquiries. By McGuireWoods.

http://www.subjecttoinquiry.com/

May 29
State Regulators Announce Cryptocurrency Crackdown

State Regulators Announce Cryptocurrency Crackdown

On May 21, the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) announced a massive and coordinated series of enforcement actions by U.S. state and Canadian provincial regulators to combat fraudulent practices…
May 25
Series of DOJ Enforcement Policy Announcements Provides Promising Guidance

Series of DOJ Enforcement Policy Announcements Provides Promising Guidance

In a series of key policy announcements between November 2017 and May 2018, the Department of Justice has demonstrated an increasingly coherent perspective on how it will handle key aspects of white collar criminal enforcement. The policies…
May 2
No Changes to CFPB This Year

No Changes to CFPB This Year

In a statement on Thursday, April 26, a key House Republican on CFPB issues effectively admitted that despite his own efforts and those of the Trump Administration including Acting CFPB Director, Mick Mulvaney, Congress will almost certainly…

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False Claims Act & Qui Tam Law

Covers the False Claims Act, Qui Tams, whistleblowers, and other related collateral proceedings, with special emphasis on health care fraud. By A. Brian Albritton.

http://www.falseclaimsactlawblog.com/

Apr 29
Deducting False Claims Act Damage

Deducting False Claims Act Damage

Dear Readers:Among the nuggets contained in the recent Tax Bill passed by Congress is a provision that will have a tremendous impact on how damages in False Claims Act ("FCA") settlements must be characterized in the settlement documents…
Jan 29
Discerning the True Meaning of Escobar: the remarkable case of US ex rel Ruckh v. Salus Rehabilitation

Discerning the True Meaning of Escobar: the remarkable case of US ex rel Ruckh v. Salus Rehabilitation

Dear Readers:I strongly commend to you the recent case, US and State of Florida ex re Ruckh v. Salus Rehabilitation, LLC, et al, 2018 WL 375720 (1/11/2018, M.D. Fla). Applying the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services,…
Jan 1
Highlights of U.S. Department of Justice 2017 False Claims Act Satistic

Highlights of U.S. Department of Justice 2017 False Claims Act Satistic

Dear Readers:Happy New Year. As we come to the close of 2017, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently issued its 2017 annual statistics for False Claims Act ("FCA") cases filed and settled in fiscal year…

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Securities Litigation and…

Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Blog

Covers SEC investigations, insider trading, derivative actions, white collar defense, and whistleblowers. By Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

http://blogs.orrick.com/securities-litigation/

Apr 20
SEC Proposes a “Best Interest” Standard for Broker-Dealer

SEC Proposes a “Best Interest” Standard for Broker-Dealer

On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a set of rules and interpretations regarding the standard of conduct that broker-dealers owe to their investing customers, and reaffirming and clarifying the standard of…
Mar 29
D.C. Circuit Holds PCAOB Improperly Denied Target of Investigation Access to Expert Assistance

D.C. Circuit Holds PCAOB Improperly Denied Target of Investigation Access to Expert Assistance

A D.C. Circuit panel unanimously ruled that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) acted unlawfully by denying former Ernst & Young partner Marc Laccetti his right to bring an accounting expert to an…
Mar 23
Fifth Circuit Vacates Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule

Fifth Circuit Vacates Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule

Last week, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) “Fiduciary Rule,” a controversial measure that redefined exemptions to Employee…

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Nursing Law Blog

Covers health law and nursing law. By George F. Indest III, P.A.

https://nursinglawblog.wordpress.com

Apr 9
20 Tips to Help You Survive Facing Peer Review for Your Hospital Clinical Privileges-Part 2 of 2

20 Tips to Help You Survive Facing Peer Review for Your Hospital Clinical Privileges-Part 2 of 2

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In Part 1 of this blog I began a list of tips that should serve you well if you are notified by your … Continue reading →
Mar 28
Kmart Agrees to Pay $32.3 million to Settle Whistle Blower’s False Claims Act Suit

Kmart Agrees to Pay $32.3 million to Settle Whistle Blower’s False Claims Act Suit

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 22, 2017, Kmart Corporation agreed to pay $32.3 million to settle a whistle blower lawsuit alleging its pharmacies caused federal…
Mar 19
20 Tips to Help You Survive Facing Peer Review for Your Hospital Clinical Privileges-Part 1 of 2

20 Tips to Help You Survive Facing Peer Review for Your Hospital Clinical Privileges-Part 1 of 2

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law If you are a physician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, clinical pharmacist, oral surgeon, ophthalmologist, or other licensed health professional…

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Health Care Fraud Focus

Covers False Claims Act (FCA) and other civil and criminal health care fraud, regulatory compliance, and litigation and investigations. By Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

http://www.healthcarefraudfocus.com/

Apr 5
A Crack in the Armor: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Gives Green Light to Enjoining Medicare Recoupments Pending Provider’s Long-Delayed Administrative Appeal

A Crack in the Armor: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Gives Green Light to Enjoining Medicare Recoupments Pending Provider’s Long-Delayed Administrative Appeal

In an important break with the majority of case precedents, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, reversing the District Court below, held that a Medicare provider, facing a $7.6 million recoupment for alleged…
Apr 5
A Crack in the Armor: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Gives Green Light to Enjoining Medicare Recoupments Pending Provider’s Long-Delayed Administrative Appeal

A Crack in the Armor: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Gives Green Light to Enjoining Medicare Recoupments Pending Provider’s Long-Delayed Administrative Appeal

In an important break with the majority of case precedents, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, reversing the District Court below, held that a Medicare provider, facing a $7.6 million recoupment for alleged…
Mar 21
Health Care Investors Beware: U.S. Attorney Sues Private Equity Firm For Portfolio Company’s Alleged Billing Fraud

Health Care Investors Beware: U.S. Attorney Sues Private Equity Firm For Portfolio Company’s Alleged Billing Fraud

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida recently intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the federal False Claims Act, alleging fraudulent billing by a pharmacy reimbursed by the federal government. (U.S. ex rel.…

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Government Contracts Legal Blog

By Whitcomb, Selinsky, McAuliffe PC.

https://www.whitcomblawpc.com/government-contracts-law-firm/

Mar 27
Forest fires and Task orders exceeding the scope of the original IDIQ

Forest fires and Task orders exceeding the scope of the original IDIQ

When Task Orders Exceed Your Contract This bid protest, filed by Western Pilot Service (WPS) and three other contractors, protested the BLM’s issuance of a task order, which in the view of the protester exceeded the scope of the…
Mar 19
Decision Two: Sovereign Acts, Agency Deference and Contract Dispute

Decision Two: Sovereign Acts, Agency Deference and Contract Dispute

A second key government contract case decided in 2017 involved court agency deference to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulations. The case decided a subcontractor’s Request for an Equitable Adjustment (REA) springing…
Feb 21
Six Important 2017 Government Contracting Decision

Six Important 2017 Government Contracting Decision

The next six newsletters will contain articles regarding important government contracting decisions from 2017. The articles will include a review of the following: Technology Systems, Inc., ASBCA No. 59577, 17-1 BCA ¶ 36,631 (the…

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New York Injury Attorneys Blog

Covers injury law, medical malpractice, products liability and qui tam. By Caesar and Napoli, P.C.

https://blog.caesarnapoli.com/

Oct 30
Trump Administration Seeks to Strip the Elderly of Their Right to Sue Nursing Home

Trump Administration Seeks to Strip the Elderly of Their Right to Sue Nursing Home

The rights of the elderly, particularly those who have suffered abuse, neglect, or assault in a nursing home, may be seriously impacted in the near future. Last year, as President Obama’s final term was winding down, his administration…
Oct 30
Sexual Abuse Victims Can Hold Their Abusers Accountable Outside Of Criminal Court

Sexual Abuse Victims Can Hold Their Abusers Accountable Outside Of Criminal Court

In the wake of the many allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, victims of such misconduct are coming forward in unprecedented numbers. With the “#MeToo” movement trending on social…
Oct 16
As Days Grow Shorter, Bike Accidents On The Rise

As Days Grow Shorter, Bike Accidents On The Rise

Since Labor Day, the city has experienced an uptick in bicycle-related accidents. In mid-September, a female cyclist was fatally struck by a box truck in Tribeca. Several days prior, a Citibike rider was run over in Midtown and suffered…

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Whistleblower Lawyer Blog

Covers qui tam litigation, compliance measures and contractor fraud. By Finch McCranie, LLP.

http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/

Aug 18
$465 Million Settlement in Our Client’s Qui Tam Whistleblower Case Over Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Underpaying Medicaid Rebates for New EpiPen Product

$465 Million Settlement in Our Client’s Qui Tam Whistleblower Case Over Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Underpaying Medicaid Rebates for New EpiPen Product

Through a $465 million settlement, Finch McCranie’s Michael A. Sullivan and James J. Breen of the Breen Law Firm successfully represented a whistleblower whose qui tam case under the False Claims Act helped return hundreds of millions…
Oct 24
$145 Million Settlement: Largest in History by Department of Justice and Finch McCranie, LLP in Any Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare Fraud Case

$145 Million Settlement: Largest in History by Department of Justice and Finch McCranie, LLP in Any Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare Fraud Case

Finch McCranie, LLP worked side-by-side with the Department of Justice to bring about the largest healthcare fraud settlement in history with a skilled nursing facility chain. The $145 million settlement ends eight years of litigation under…
Oct 24
$145 Million Settlement: Largest in History by Department of Justice and Finch McCranie, LLP in Any Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare Fraud Case

$145 Million Settlement: Largest in History by Department of Justice and Finch McCranie, LLP in Any Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare Fraud Case

Finch McCranie, LLP worked side-by-side with the Department of Justice to bring about the largest healthcare fraud settlement in history with a skilled nursing facility chain. The $145 million settlement ends eight years of litigation under…

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Whistleblower Attorneys Blog

Covers qui tam and government law. By Greene LLP.

http://www.whistleblowerattorneys-blog.com/

Aug 18
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Settles False Billing Allegations with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Settles False Billing Allegations with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard

USS Gerald R Ford CVN 78 Island Landing photo by Ricky Thompson Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (“HII”), a military services contractor headquartered in Newport, Virginia, agreed today to a $9.2 million settlement of…
Aug 11
New Jersey Mortgage Lender Settles FCA Claims for $75 Million

New Jersey Mortgage Lender Settles FCA Claims for $75 Million

This week, New Jersey-based PHH Corp. announced it settled with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to resolve the allegations brought forth by a whistleblower concerning fraudulent mortgage origination and…
Aug 8
Parking Company Pays Massachusetts $5.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case

Parking Company Pays Massachusetts $5.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case

LAZ Parking (“LAZ”), hired by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) to operate and manage parking lots in Greater Boston, will pay $5.6 million to settle allegations that it failed to detect and deter…

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Qui Tam 101

Covers qui tam lawsuits. By Nolan Law Firm.

http://false-claims-act.net

May 30
The Success of the Rewards Program of the False Claims Act

The Success of the Rewards Program of the False Claims Act

According to a Department of Justice announcement in December 2016, the Government has recovered over $4.7 billion from False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2016. The total amount recovered under the False Claims Act since 1987 is…
Apr 4
Does the False Claims Act Help Fight Fraud?

Does the False Claims Act Help Fight Fraud?

In her abstract dated December 4, 2016, Elissa Phillip Gentry, a lawyer-economist says, “yes.” She claims successful False Claims Act settlements against pharmaceutical companies have helped relinquish inappropriate…
Mar 16
Department of Justice Increases Civil Penalties for False Claim Act Violation

Department of Justice Increases Civil Penalties for False Claim Act Violation

Recently, the Department of Justice announced that it was increasing the civil monetary penalties for penalties assessed after February 3, 2017 for violations occurring after November 2, 2015. Pursuant to the 2015 budget bill which requires…

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New Jersey Whistleblower Lawyer…

New Jersey Whistleblower Lawyer Blog

Covers fraud and False Claims Act cases. By Michael D. Fitzgerald.

http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/

Jul 21
“DRESS FRAUD APPEARS TO BE INDUSTRY STANDARD”

“DRESS FRAUD APPEARS TO BE INDUSTRY STANDARD”

It is difficult to imagine looking for a woman’s dress and NOT shopping at JC Penney’s, Belk’s, Sears, Nordstrom’s, Lord and Taylor or online at “overstock.com”. Yet, to avoid purchasing clothes that were…
Jul 21
“DRESS FRAUD APPEARS TO BE INDUSTRY STANDARD”

“DRESS FRAUD APPEARS TO BE INDUSTRY STANDARD”

It is difficult to imagine looking for a woman’s dress and NOT shopping at JC Penney’s, Belk’s, Sears, Nordstrom’s, Lord and Taylor or online at “overstock.com”. Yet, to avoid purchasing clothes that were…
Jul 21
“DRESS FRAUD APPEARS TO BE INDUSTRY STANDARD”

“DRESS FRAUD APPEARS TO BE INDUSTRY STANDARD”

It is difficult to imagine looking for a woman’s dress and NOT shopping at JC Penney’s, Belk’s, Sears, Nordstrom’s, Lord and Taylor or online at “overstock.com”. Yet, to avoid purchasing clothes that were…

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Whistleblower Claims News

By Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC.

http://whistleblower-claims.com/blog/

Apr 22
Why the Universal Health Services Whistleblower Case is Such a Big Deal

Why the Universal Health Services Whistleblower Case is Such a Big Deal

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Universal Health Services whistleblower case, which has generated a fair amount of media attention. The implications of Universal Health Services vs. U.S. ex rel. Escobar cannot be…
Mar 31
SEC: Vanguard Whistleblower Deserves Protection

SEC: Vanguard Whistleblower Deserves Protection

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a brief in support of Vanguard whistleblower David Danon, who claims he was wrongfully fired after opposing the financial firm’s tax practices. The SEC filed its “friend of…
Mar 17
Pfizer Whistleblower Has History of Exposing Big Pharma

Pfizer Whistleblower Has History of Exposing Big Pharma

After a lengthy government investigation, drug manufacturer Pfizer agreed to pay $784 million last month to settle claims that its Wyeth unit overcharged Medicaid for the heartburn drug Protonix. The settlement agreement resolved claims filed…

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National Whistleblower

Provides commentary on current issues and developments in the field of whistleblower law and False Claims Act litigation. By the Rabon Law Firm, PLLC.

http://www.nationalwhistleblower.com/

Dec 2
Office Depot Agrees to Pay $43 Million to Resolve Allegations Under the California False Claims Act

Office Depot Agrees to Pay $43 Million to Resolve Allegations Under the California False Claims Act

Office Depot will reportedly pay $43 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the California False Claims Act by “systematically” violating the terms of its contracts with various California governmental…
Oct 20
Ten Largest False Claims Act Settlements By Pharmaceutical Companie

Ten Largest False Claims Act Settlements By Pharmaceutical Companie

Pharmaceutical companies have been a part of some of the largest settlements in the history of the FCA. Below is a list of the ten largest FCA settlements by members of the pharmaceutucal industry: 1. GlaxoSmithKline – $2 billion…
Aug 6
Hospital System Pays Over $98 Million to Resolve FCA Allegation

Hospital System Pays Over $98 Million to Resolve FCA Allegation

The Department of Justice announced that Community Health Systems (CHS) agreed to pay $98.15 million to settle allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for medically unnecessary…

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Whistleblower Qui Tam Law Blog

Covers cGMP violations, anti-kickback laws and public disclosure. By Stein, Mitchell, Muse & Cipollone LLP

http://www.whistleblowerquitamlaw.com/

Aug 14
Investigations Question the Medical Necessity of Some Cardiac Procedures Performed at HCA Hospital

Investigations Question the Medical Necessity of Some Cardiac Procedures Performed at HCA Hospital

Recently, the New York Times reported that HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States with 163 facilities, knew as far back as 2002 and as recently as late 2010 that some of its cardiologists at multiple hospitals in…
Jul 18
Department of Justice Officials Comment on the GSK Settlement

Department of Justice Officials Comment on the GSK Settlement

On July 2, 2012, a number of top officials from various government agencies gathered to announce the largest False Claims Act case in history. Deputy Attorney General James M.
Jul 17
DaVita Settles Lawsuit Over Epogen Use

DaVita Settles Lawsuit Over Epogen Use

Recently, DaVita, Inc., a healthcare company that provides dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease, agreed to pay $55 million to resolve a decade long lawsuit filed by a whistleblower under the…

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Whitney on Health Care Fraud

Features analysis of recent legislation and case law impacting the successful pursuit of False Claims Act qui tam actions involving Medicare and Medicaid fraud. By Daniel W. Whitney.

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Jul 6
Pleading Medicare Fraud

Pleading Medicare Fraud

Depending on where suit is filed may determine whether the complaint is subject to dismissal for failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b). Circuit courts are divided in their interpretation of the specificity requirement of Rule 9(b). See…
May 6
Relief From Retaliation Against False Claims Act Whistleblower

Relief From Retaliation Against False Claims Act Whistleblower

People may witness Medicare or Medicaid fraud but choose to look the other way. That may be entirely understandable, but is that the most we should expect from our fellow citizens? If health care fraud becomes ever more rampant, should any…
Apr 19
The Diminished Public Disclosure Defense

The Diminished Public Disclosure Defense

Courts have dismissed countless False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729-33, lawsuits based on the “public disclosure bar.” This defense jurisdictionally barred claims that had been “publicly disclosed” under certain…

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