Medicare

Pfizer Settles False Claims Act Case for $785M – Lessons (Not) Learned From Previous Cases

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Retaliation, Whistleblower Protection
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 government joining the whistleblower lawsuit when the stakes are high.  In this case, Pfizer agreed to pay $785 million to settle cla...

California’s Most Notable False Claims Act Whistleblower Cases of 2015

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights, Whistleblower Protection
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 per case.  With increasing and more frequent monetary awards, relators are increasingly emboldened to continue reportin...