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Whistleblower News from the Inside - June 3, 2014

Posted  06/3/14
New Picture (3) By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Former Arthrocare top dogs guilty of $400M securities fraud scheme -- A jury has found that the medical device company's former CEO and CFO masterminded a scheme to cook the company's books at the tune of over $400M in shareholder losses.  DOJ Whistleblower to testify on Australia's World Cup bid -- A key whistleblower has been flown to New York to testify to...
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Monthly Roundup -- May 2014

Posted  06/3/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month: Featured Posts and Commentary The UK Serious Fraud Office opened a formal criminal investigation into GlaxoSmithKline's commercial practices.  GSK issued a statement saying that it is “committed to operating...
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 30, 2014

Posted  05/30/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Judicial Watch sues DOJ on behalf of Fast and Furious whistleblower -- The government watchdog group has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the DOJ on behalf of Operation Fast and Furious whistleblower John Dodson after his own FOIA requests were ignored.  Town Hall Medtronic settles whistleblower qui tam suit for $9.9M -- The medical device maker and the...
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DOJ Catch Of The Week -- King's Daughters Medical Center

Posted  05/30/14
[caption id="attachment_3703" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: King's Daughter Medical Center[/caption] By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to King's Daughters Medical Center.  On Wednesday, this large hospital in northeast Kentucky agreed to pay $41 million to resolve government charges that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Catch of the Week, Healthcare Fraud,

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GlaxoSmithKline under Investigation in the UK

Posted  05/29/14
By Marlene Koury GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK") revealed on Tuesday that the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") opened a formal criminal investigation into its commercial practices. GSK issued a statement saying that it is "committed to operating its business to the highest ethical standards and will continue to cooperate fully with the SFO." Neither GSK nor the SFO provided any further details about the practices being...
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Sixth Circuit Rules on Mandatory Arbitration of Whistleblower Retaliation Claims

Posted  05/29/14
By Gordon Schnell Mandatory arbitration clauses are all the rage these days with more and more companies insisting on these provisions in their dealings with customers and employees. It is no wonder why. Arbitrations are typically much less expensive, intrusive and protracted than litigating through the courts. Perhaps even more importantly, they can be used to bar class actions and discourage lawsuits altogether...

Tagged in: Whistleblower Protection Laws,

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A Look at Edward Snowden’s Interview with NBC

Posted  05/29/14
By Jason Enzler Last night, NBC’s interview with Edward Snowden aired. From a factual standpoint, there was not much disclosed that had not already come out in previous news stories. Snowden has already answered questions like “why didn’t he blow the whistle internally before going to the press?” (he did), or “why did he flee to Russia with super-sensitive documents?” (he did not). But as NBC’s...
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May 28, 2014

Medical device manufacturer Medtronic Inc. agreed to pay $9.9M to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company used various types of illegal kickbacks to induce physicians to use pacemakers and defibrillators made and sold by Medtronic. Among the the illegal inducements the government charged Medtronic with using were: 1) paying implanting physicians to speak at events intended to increase the flow of referral business; 2) developing marketing/business development plans for physicians at no cost; and 3) providing tickets to sporting events. The settlement stems from a whistleblower complaint filed by former Medtronic employee Adolfo Schroeder under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. He will receive a whistleblower reward of approximately $1.73M. DOJ  

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Medical Devices and DME, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 27, 2014

Posted  05/27/14
May 27, 2014 By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Snowden coming home? -- Snowden’s lawyer says there are currently negotiations to bring the former NSA whistleblower back to the US and that he will return home if certain conditions are met, including at least a partial pardon from prosecution.  The Washington Times VA whistleblower says 2 vets killed themselves while waiting for treatment -- Margaret...
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 23, 2014

Posted  05/23/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Senators propose the Stop Scams Act of 2014  --  Citing estimates that Medicare fraudsters are costing taxpayers $60-90B a year, a bi-partisan group of senators is proposing legislation that will make it easier for insurers and medical providers to share information that more quickly identifies scammers.  Sacramento Bee California counties sue pharmas over painkiller abuse --...
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