In Their Own Words — Rodriguez
Posted 02/25/16
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Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 25, 2016
Posted 02/25/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Clinic owner and four medical professionals sentenced in $4 million Medicare fraud scheme – Five New York residents received criminal sentences for filing false claims for physical therapy and other services based on patient referrals to unlicensed massage therapists. DOJ
NJ judge rules compliance with Medicare rules is a condition of payment – In a non-intervened case...
In Their Own Words — Caldwell
Posted 02/24/16
-- “Corruption is so pervasive that it really needs to be addressed in a more strategic and thoughtful way. It’s not just waiting for a company to self-report but being out there, being proactive in looking for things.”
Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell commenting on ways the DOJ can improve its fight against fraud.Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 24, 2016
Posted 02/24/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Johnson & Johnson liable for $72 million in baby powder case – A jury made the award to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer after using the company’s ubiquitous talcum baby powder; over 1,000 lawsuits remain to be tried. Los Angeles Times
DOJ says it has no shortage of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases – The Assistant Attorney General for the...
In Their Own Words — Zerbe
Posted 02/23/16
-- "There has been in some corners cynicism/uncertainty about whether the Tax Court would provide real protections for whistleblowers – and translating into whistleblowers getting awards. The pudding has arrived with the proof."
Tax whistleblower attorney Dean Zerbe on two recent cases that "make clear that whistleblowers can go to Tax Court, have their rights protected and at the end of the day receive a...Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 23, 2016
Posted 02/23/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Tenet Healthcare Corp. offers to pay $238M to settle whistleblower charges of illegal kickbacks -- The whistleblower and government allege the Dallas-based hospital chain violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme for maternity referrals with four of its Georgia hospitals. Modern Healthcare
9th Circuit says Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not federal...
In Their Own Words — Adventist
Posted 02/22/16
-- “[ADVENTIST’S] ACTIONS PUT PATIENTS AT NEEDLESS RISK IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOOST PROFITS AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE. THIS SETTLEMENT DEMONSTRATES THAT SUCH PRACTICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES.”
Shimon R. Richmond, Special Agent in Charge for the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services US Attorney MD FLWhistleblower News From The Inside — February 22, 2016
Posted 02/22/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Adventist To Pay More Than $2 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations – In a settlement of a case initiated by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act, Adventist agreed to pay $2.09 million to resolve allegations that patients were administered portions of single-dose vials of chemotherapy drugs that were left over from administrations to prior patients; that some...
Fourth Circuit Dismisses Lawsuit Based on Lawyer’s Knowledge Under the Public Disclosure Bar of the False Claims Act
Posted 02/22/16
The Fourth Circuit ruled recently that a False Claims Act case must be dismissed because it was based on information that the attorney representing the qui tam plaintiff had learned during a prior litigation. In doing so, the court applied what has become known as the “public disclosure bar” – a provision in the False Claims Act that strips a court of jurisdiction to hear cases based on information that has...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- VimpelCom
Posted 02/22/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Amsterdam-based telecommunications company VimpelCom Limited. Yesterday, the company and its wholly owned Uzbek subsidiary, Unitel LLC, agreed to pay roughly $795 million under settlements with the DOJ, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands (Openbaar...