In Their Own Words — Maybe Too Big to Jail
Posted 03/8/16
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Whistleblower News From The Inside — March 8, 2016
Posted 03/8/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Raytheon must face $1 billion whistleblower lawsuit -- The 9th Circuit overturned a district court's dismissal of a False Claims Act suit "accusing the defense contractor of fraudulently overbilling the U.S. government under a contract to develop a weather sensor for a costly environmental satellite system." Reuters
Maybe too big to jail, but never too small -- Gordon...
Maybe Too Big To Jail, But Never Too Small
Posted 03/7/16
Huffington Post (March 7, 2016)
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March 7, 2016
A Colorado-based telecommunications and Internet service provider company, Level 3 Communications, has agreed to pay more than $8 million to resolve allegations it improperly withheld rental payments to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (“MassDOT”) under an agreement that allows it to run fiber optic cables alongside state highways. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Level 3 Communications breached its contract with MassDOT and violated the Massachusetts False Claims Act by concealing the amount it owed the state agency and knowingly avoiding its annual rent obligations. MAMarch 7, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Apple Inc.’s request for the Court to review a lower court decision, clearing the way for the distribution of $400 million to U.S. consumers who paid artificially-inflated prices for e-books. The case was tried jointly, between a 33-state coalition and the U.S. Department of Justice. The district court’s ruling was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in June 2015. With the Supreme Court declining to review that decision, Apple has no further opportunity to contest its liability. CTWhistleblower News From The Inside — March 7, 2016
Posted 03/7/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Chicago Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme – After a 5-week trial, a jury found Dr. v. R. Kuchipudi guilty of conspiracy to defraud the US, and related claims, for receiving benefits in exchange for referring elderly patients to Sacred Heart Hospital. Dr. Kuchipudi is the tenth defendant convicted in a multi-year investigation of the now-shuttered hospital. ND IL
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March 6, 2016
Whistleblower attorney Ari Yampolsky was quoted in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette article, Hospice fraud becoming a costly problem for Medicare. Click here to read the article.March 4, 2016
Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce that its client, whistleblower Brian Emery, helped the U.S. Government recover $439,500 over allegations of faulty workmanship and the use of non-compliant materials in three federal building projects in Maine. Click here to read more.Belcon Enterprises to Pay $439,500 to Settle Whistleblower Suit Over Faulty Work on Federal Building Projects
Posted 03/7/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Washington, DC (March 4, 2016) – Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce that its client, whistleblower Brian Emery, helped the U.S. Government recover $439,500 over allegations of faulty workmanship and the use of non-compliant materials in three federal building projects in Maine. The settlement with Belcon Enterprises, formerly known as Roof Systems of Maine, resolves...