U.S. Department of Justice

$300,000 Whistleblower Settlement Added to U.S. Department of Justice’s $2.9 Billion in 2016

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Health Care Employee Rights, Retaliation, Whistleblower Protection
Another week brings with it a number of newly revealed Whistleblower Qui Tam lawsuit settlements.  This time, it is a dental company settling with the government for more than $300,000 over false Medicaid billing.   As the corporate practice of dentistry expands across California and the rest of the nation so too ar...

Multi-Million Dollar False Claims Act Settlements Paid by a Medical Waste Company and a California Hospital System

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Whistleblower Protection
In yet another case, a regulated medical waste management company by the name of Stericycle entered into a $28,500,000 settlement with the qui tam plaintiff and government.  The qui tam plaintiff was a customer relations specialist for Stericycle and noticed that Stericycle improperly increased its service fees to a n...