Category: Whistleblower Protection

A recently announced judgment by a district court held a nursing home chain named Consulate Health Care liable for $347 million dollars in total judgment for 446 cited false claims of unlawfullyRead MoreCourt Hits Nursing Home Chain Consulate Health Care with $347 Million False Claims Act Fraud Judgment

Negotiations continue between the Justice Department and Creekside Hospice/Skilled Healthcare Group concerning allegations that the hospice health care provider breached the False Claims Act (“FCA”) when it sought Medicare reimbursementRead MoreJustice Department Catches Hospice Creekside/Skilled Healthcare Group in $70 Million Dollar False Claims Act Scheme

Whistleblowers help the federal and state government recoup billions of dollars in fraud. Employers often overcharge, submit claims for services that were never rendered, misrepresent the quality of goods andRead MoreRecent Law Changes Protect California Whistleblowers

Our healthcare false claims act attorneys have been closely following a number of managed care organization False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases making their way through the courts.  One of theRead MoreHumana Found to Ignore Medicare Advantage Fraudulent Billing – Triggering Massive False Claims Act Lawsuit

Our Los Angeles attorneys report that TeamHealth, the parent of a local physician management and staffing company by the name of IPC Healthcare (located in North Hollywood, CA), agreed toRead MoreJustice Department Reaches $60 Million Dollar Settlement with TeamHealth/IPC

Our Los Angeles based False Claims Act (“FCA”) focused attorneys report that after a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit was filed against Walgreens, Walgreens recently paid $50 million to settle allegationsRead MoreBilking Money from Medicare Does Not Pay – Walgreens and Bay Sleep Clinic Settle FCA Whistleblower Lawsuits for Over $50 Million Dollars

An interesting case surfaced last week against Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the bank he ran called OneWest, headquartered in Pasadena, California. Mr. Mnuchin led a group that ranRead MoreTrump’s Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s Pasadena-based OneWest Embroiled in False Claims Act Allegations Owing Government Approx. $100 Million Dollars

For 40 years, our attorneys have been helping California employees who have been wronged or witnessed wrongdoing against their coworkers or the government.  We ensure that every measure is takenRead More2017 Starts Off with Multi-Million Dollar False Claims Fraudulent Billing Claim & DOJ’s 2016 Year End Report Review

WHAT WILL THE NEW ADMINISTRATION MEAN FOR QUI TAM WHISTLEBLOWERS?               Many clients have called with worries about what the new administration and new Justice Department will mean forRead MoreNEW ADMINISTRATION FOR QUI TAM WHISTLEBLOWERS

As we at Los Angeles Employment Attorney look forward to our 40th year of helping employees throughout California turn employer wrongs into employee rights, we’d like to share in thisRead More40th Year Helping California Employees as Your Employment Lawyer