False Claims Act/Whistleblower
When a current or former employee wants to file suit against their employer for fraudulent activity, what is the applicable time period in which to do so? Earlier this week, the U.S….
The First Circuit has issued an opinion on a significant False Claims Act whistleblower case and one of the claimants had a good day. Millennium Health, a medical device company, reached a…
Former CEO of Health Management Associates, LLC (HMA), Gary Newsome, agreed to pay the United States government $3.46 million to settle allegations that he caused HMA to knowingly submit false claims to…
US WorldMeds, LLC (“USWM”), a pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay out $17.5 million to settle allegations of kickbacks to physicians and Medicare patients under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The Department…
What is the False Claims Act? Under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), a whistleblower brings a qui tam complaint alleging fraud against the government. The FCA incentivizes these individuals, also known as…
A federal judge has denied a company’s request to dismiss a retaliation claim filed by a former employee under the False Claims Act. In Forsythe v. National Health Corporation, a former physical…
National pharmacy chain Walgreens agreed to pay $269.2 million to the federal and state governments to settle claims that the drugstore chain improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs over…
What is the federal whistleblower statute? Many people do not know that there is a federal statute that provides job protection as well as a potential substantial monetary reward for whistleblowers…
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