Top Ten Whistleblower Awards of 2018
Posted 01/25/19
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Catch of the Week — Bottini Fuel Busted for Illegal “Family and Friends” Scheme
Posted 11/30/18
Havian opens trial in damages phase of FCA case against top PVC water-pipe maker, J-M Eagle
Posted 10/11/18
AstraZeneca Settles Seroquel False Claims Action -- Again
Posted 08/9/18
Massachusetts High Court Bars Companies as Whistleblowers Under State False Claims Act
Posted 08/9/18
Congratulations to Puerto Rico for Adopting a False Claims Act
Posted 07/27/18
On July 23, 2018, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló, signed into law anti-fraud legislation that includes provisions modeled after the federal False Claims Act. The Puerto Rico law, called the Fraudulent Claims to Programs, Contracts, and Services of the Government of Puerto Rico Act, has features critical to effective false claims acts:
- The Puerto Rico law permits whistleblowers to file qui tam lawsuits on...
New York Urgent Care Clinic Pays Over $6.6M to Settle FCA Suit
Posted 05/7/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
CityMD, a company that manages over 80 urgent care clinics in and around New York City, has settled allegations that it billed Medicare for more expensive services than were actually performed, and that it billed Medicare under the names of doctors who did not actually perform the services. Under the terms of the settlement, CityMD also accepted responsibility for its...
Whistleblowers Sue NYC Employees’ Insurer Over Alleged Gross Mismanagement
Posted 03/22/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Three whistleblowers, representing New York under the state’s False Claims Act, have filed suit against GHI, its parent company, EmblemHealth, and their partner, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield. The suit alleges that the insurers engaged in a scheme to provide sub-standard healthcare to city employees and retirees while collecting billions in premiums. These insurers’ plan...
New York Announces Guilty Plea of Restaurateur for Failing to Pay Sales Tax
Posted 02/6/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the guilty plea of Christopher Klee and his business, CKP Holdings, for failing to file numerous sales tax returns and remit over $175,000 in sales tax that was collected at two Sonora’s Mexican Restaurant locations. Klee will be required to pay over $350,000 to the Department of Taxation and Finance for unpaid sales tax,...
BP Pays $102 Million Settlement for Overcharging California
Posted 01/12/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
BP Energy Co. is paying California $102 million to settle claims that it overcharged the state for natural gas between 2003 and 2012. The company regularly violated contracts to provide gas for numerous state agencies and other governments by exceeding the agreed-upon price cap, then concealed the overcharges by providing false and misleading information, state Attorney General...