The US DOJ announced on September 23, 2020 that the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), located in Foster City, California agreed to pay $97 million to settle claims madeRead MorePharmaceutical Company Agrees To Pay $97 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability For Paying Kickbacks
Multinational Industrial Engineering Company Agrees to Pay $22 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Evaded Customs Duties
The US Department of Justice issued a press release on September 25, 2020, that said that Linde GmbH and its U.S. subsidiary Linde Engineering North America LLC (LENA) (together, “Linde”)”Read MoreMultinational Industrial Engineering Company Agrees to Pay $22 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Evaded Customs Duties
Whistleblower Helps DOJ Settle Biopharmaceutical Company False Claims Act Charges of False Commercial Billing Practices for $6.5 Million
The US District of Justice announced on April 6, 2020, that MiMedx Group Inc. (MiMedx) is based in Georgia made and sold human tissue grafts. The payment settles a claimRead MoreWhistleblower Helps DOJ Settle Biopharmaceutical Company False Claims Act Charges of False Commercial Billing Practices for $6.5 Million
Justice Department Announces False Claims Act Lawsuit Settlement of Case for Kickbacks to Executives Through Sham Counseling
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 5, 2020 that it has intervened in two whistleblower cases against Spine Frontier, Inc. (SpineFrontier) and related companies and individuals. TheRead MoreJustice Department Announces False Claims Act Lawsuit Settlement of Case for Kickbacks to Executives Through Sham Counseling
Reasons the DOJ May Decide to Intervene in a False Claims Act Case
Whistleblowers are encouraged to file False Claims Act cases to disclose fraud involving payments by the government. The whistleblower claims are called qui tam actions. The qui tam actions oftenRead MoreReasons the DOJ May Decide to Intervene in a False Claims Act Case
Whistleblower Claims for Form 8300 Cash Reporting Failures
The Internal Revenue Service offers rewards to individuals who disclose tax fraud that leads to significant recoveries by the IRS. The IRS whistleblower law provides for two kinds of awards:Read MoreWhistleblower Claims for Form 8300 Cash Reporting Failures
Federal False Claims Act Video
We’ve helped whistleblowers earn multiple millions of dollars over the past 30 years. Our whistleblower complaint was the first selected by John Boese for his treatise on Civil False ClaimsRead MoreFederal False Claims Act Video
Three Whistleblowers Awarded Payments Through the False Claim Act for Disclosing Medicare Fraud
WBOC reported on November 8, 2109, that one of the New York’s largest healthcare providers, Northwell Health, Inc. (which includes Lenox Hill Hospital) agreed to pay $12.3 million to settleRead MoreThree Whistleblowers Awarded Payments Through the False Claim Act for Disclosing Medicare Fraud
What is Involved in a Financial Whistleblower Claim
As we discuss in our video, we first work to determine what type of fraud does the whistleblower wish to reveal. In Fortune 500 companies, fraud often involves financial irregularities.Read MoreWhat is Involved in a Financial Whistleblower Claim
Employers Shouldn’t Be Able to Use Severance Agreements to Bypass Employee Rights to Whistleblower Awards
Employers Shouldn’t Be Able to Use Severance Agreements to Bypass Employee Rights to Whistleblower Awards and the Right to File Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Employees who file whistleblower claims need toRead MoreEmployers Shouldn’t Be Able to Use Severance Agreements to Bypass Employee Rights to Whistleblower Awards