Tag: False Claims Act

It is another week, and yet another multi-million dollar False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlement.  However, this one nears the billion dollar mark and exemplifies a common theme of the governmentRead MorePfizer Settles False Claims Act Case for $785M – Lessons (Not) Learned From Previous Cases

In our last blog post we discussed who is a whistleblower and how one can file a lawsuit to recover damages from a wrongdoer on behalf of the U.S. government.Read MoreDo You Have A Whistleblower Claim? Part 2

Let’s suppose you are a good employee. Then you complain to your manager that you discovered that your company has been fraudulently billing the government millions of dollars for services itRead MoreDo you have a whistleblower claim?

Not surprisingly, the headline-grabbing multi-million dollar settlements have certainly paved the way for health care practitioners, contractors, and employees to report unlawful activities, excessive medical care, improper submissions of claimsRead MoreHealthcare Fraud Update and Retaliation Protection In California

On January 12, 2016, the Justice Department announced a settlement that exemplifies what has become classic health care fraud.  Indeed, the nation’s largest Skilled Nursing Facility (“SNF”) therapy provider Kindred/RehabcareRead More2016 Surges On With More Million-Dollar Whistleblower Recoveries

In 2015, California accounted for approximately 25% of all healthcare related False Claim Act (FCA) cases.  From the ones unsealed, the average settlement amount recorded is approximately $6 million perRead MoreCalifornia’s Most Notable False Claims Act Whistleblower Cases of 2015

The first False Claims Act (FCA) case from last week involved a large pharmaceutical company by the name of Warner Chilcott paying $23,000,000 dollars to settle claims that it defraudedRead MoreRecent False Claims Act Lawsuits against Pharmaceutical and Wireless Companies Indicate Government’s Push to Reward Whistleblowers and Punish Corporations

In an interesting recent ruling, a federal district court in California stated that individual executives and directors at companies may be held liable for alleged corporate fraud and corruption.  InRead MoreSan Francisco Court Expands Individual Liability and Reinforces Protection to Whistleblower

This week a former Bank of Internet USA internal auditor brought forth a whistleblower law suit alleging that the bank hid information from the government and then threatened, harassed, andRead MoreFormer Bank Internal Auditor Brings Interesting Whistleblower Case

An alarming trend of elder abuse cases is causing uproar in California’s courts.  A recent case in Sacramento exemplified how one of the causes for elder abuse, understaffing at aRead MoreLong Term Care in California, Fertile Ground for Increased Litigation