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29 Jul 2007, 8:52 pm
This requirement precludes "qui tam suits based on information that would have been equally available to strangers to the fraud transaction had they chosen to look for it as it was to the relator. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 2:27 pm
Panelists included Assistant United States Attorney Zachary Cuhna, qui tam attorney David Chizewer, and former U.S. [read post]
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Addresses Wartime Tolling of Statute of Limitations Under False Claims Act
29 May 2015, 11:36 am
In making its decision, as Reed Smith attorneys Kate Seikaly, Andy Bernasconi, Kathleen Nandan and Dan Herbst point out in “Unanimous Supreme Court Rejects Wartime Tolling of Statute of Limitations for Civil False Claims but Opens Door to Successive Qui Tams,” the Supreme Court unanimously held that (1) the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA) applies solely to criminal offenses and thus does not toll the statute of limitations period under the civil FCA, and… [read post]
19 Oct 2022, 6:27 am
When the Government intervenes in a qui tam action, the Government takes over the prosecution of the case. [read post]
18 May 2018, 3:08 pm
Many of these kickbacks allegedly took the form of sham speaker fees to physicians, jobs for the prescribers’ relatives and friends, and lavish meals and entertainment.The United States also alleges that Insys improperly encouraged physicians to prescribe Subsys for patients who did not have cancer, and that Insys employees lied to insurers about patients’ diagnoses in order to obtain reimbursement for Subsys prescriptions that had been written for Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries.The… [read post]
18 May 2018, 3:08 pm
Many of these kickbacks allegedly took the form of sham speaker fees to physicians, jobs for the prescribers’ relatives and friends, and lavish meals and entertainment.The United States also alleges that Insys improperly encouraged physicians to prescribe Subsys for patients who did not have cancer, and that Insys employees lied to insurers about patients’ diagnoses in order to obtain reimbursement for Subsys prescriptions that had been written for Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries.The… [read post]
22 Oct 2007, 11:57 pm
"The blog maintains a page just of whistleblower/qui tam news: Qui tam Legal News.If you think you might have a government fraud case in Indiana, please contact me. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 9:56 am
On October 22, the Department of Justice announced that dialysis giant DaVita Healthcare Partners will pay $350 million to settle allegations, originally brought by a qui tam whistleblower, that the company kickbacks for referral of dialysis patients. [read post]
19 Mar 2009, 6:10 pm
False claims actions, or “qui tam” actions, are well known actions by a “whistleblower,” or relator, who has discovered fraud against the Government, pursuant to the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 12:42 am
He critically questioned the relator’s attorney for the complexity of his definition of report, and at one point lamented: I don’t — I don’t want to have to play these games every time there’s — there’s — there’s one of these qui tam actions. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 11:52 am
In December 2008, Stauffer brought a qui tam action under 35 U.S.C. [read post]
17 May 2017, 6:59 am
The lawsuit was filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, which permit private parties to sue on behalf of the United States for false claims for government funds, and to receive a share of any recovery. [read post]
17 May 2017, 6:59 am
The lawsuit was filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, which permit private parties to sue on behalf of the United States for false claims for government funds, and to receive a share of any recovery. [read post]
16 May 2011, 11:51 am
Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988) was not the deciding factor in a civil action for qui tam enforcement of the false marking statute, the court determined.The fact that the false marking statute is a criminal statute did not make a qui tam suit a “criminal action” requiring direct government control. [read post]
19 Jul 2007, 9:45 pm
They need to speak to an attorney that understands and handles qui tam claims. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 1:30 am
Enlist legal help of a private attorney on qui tam claims. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 12:54 pm
In the 2006 fiscal year, federal qui tam relators were awarded over $190 million. [read post]
7 Jul 2014, 4:17 am
In 1998, the U.S. government intervened in the qui tam action. [read post]
27 Mar 2023, 6:30 am
WLC member and whistleblower lawyer Erica Hitchings was honored to be a co-chair of this year’s ACI False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement. [read post]
21 Oct 2016, 12:09 pm
In 2012, Bradley Birkenfeld made history when he obtained the largest whistleblower reward ever given to an individual whistleblower in the twenty-five year history of federal qui tam or whistleblower reward laws, for reporting IRS Tax Fraud. [read post]
