Firm News Archives - Constantine Cannon

Auto Parts Distributor Centric Parts Settles Customs Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits for $8 Million

Posted 07/22/20

Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce an $8 million settlement on behalf of its whistleblower client in a False Claims Act lawsuit against CWD, LLC. The Carson, CA-based company, which does business as Centric Parts, is one of the largest aftermarket brake and chassis parts distributors in North America. The qui tam suit alleges that Centric misclassified brake pads imported from Asia to avoid tariffs, and...

July 9, 2020

Henry Su and others at Constantine Cannon successfully defended Supreme Foodservice in a retaliatory False Claims Act lawsuit filed by a competitor. Click here to read the article.

July 7, 2020

Partner Anne Hartman was quoted in The Pew Charitable Trusts article, Coronavirus Fraudsters Keep Prosecutors Busy. Click here to read the article.

July 2, 2020

Matthew Cantor was quoted in the Law360 article, Sutter Health Indirect Purchasers Vie For Cert. In $489M Suit. Click here to read more.

June 30, 2020

Ari Yampolsky quoted in Reuters article "DOJ: False Claims Act whistleblowers must disclose litigation funding." (login required)

June 29, 2020

The $57 million settlement in Visiting Nurse Service of New York received extensive press coverage, with articles quoting Gordon Schnell, Marlene Koury, Dan Vitellli, and Hamsa Mahendranathan.

Politico, Visiting nurse group agrees to $57M settlement in whistleblower suit
Home Health Care News, VNSNY Agrees to $57M Settlement in Whistleblower Suit Related to Physician Care Plans
Modern Healthcare, Visiting Nurse Service of New York agrees to pay $57 million in landmark false-claims settlement
Law360 (subscription required), Home Health Care Nonprofit To Pay $57M In Record FCA Deal
Bloomberg Law (subscription required), N.Y. Nurse Service Agrees to $57 Million Fraud Settlement
Crain's New York Business (subscription required), Visiting Nurse Service of New York agrees to pay $57 million in landmark false-claims settlement

June 27, 2020

Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell quoted in the New York Daily News on the firm’s landmark $57M whistleblower settlement against Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Constantine Cannon Announces $57 Million Whistleblower Settlement with the Largest Not-For-Profit Home Health Care Agency in the United States

Posted 06/25/20

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York settles False Claim Act lawsuit alleging it failed to provide home health care visits and services to tens of thousands of New Yorkers and fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid.

Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce a $57 million settlement of the False Claims Act lawsuit its whistleblower client brought against the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY). VNSNY is...

June 25, 2020

Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell quoted in Politico on the firm’s landmark $57M whistleblower settlement against Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

June 23, 2020

Ari Yampolsky was quoted in the Courthouse News Service article, State Officials Can’t Use Immunity to Dodge Fraud Claims, Panel Rules. Click here to read the article.

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