In Their Own Words -- Ferguson/Washington State AG
Posted 02/15/16
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Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 15, 2016
Posted 02/15/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Washington State Medicaid FCA reauthorization passes House and Senate – Without legislative action the law will expire on June 30. The reauthorization is strongly supported by AG Bob Ferguson, who points out that it has led to an additional $6.1 million in recoveries since 2012. Washington AG
Office of Special Counsel opposes narrowing whistleblower protections –...
In Their Own Words — Grenfell
Posted 02/12/16
-- "Today's decision sends out a strong message that we will tackle illegal behavior that is designed to stifle competition at the expense of customers - in this case, the NHS and, ultimately, taxpayers."
Michael Grenfell from the Competition and Markets Authority commenting on GSK antidepressant pay-for-delay fine.DOJ Catch of the Week -- Morgan Stanley
Posted 02/12/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Morgan Stanley. Yesterday, the company agreed to pay a $2.6 billion penalty "for misleading investors about the subprime mortgage loans underlying the securities it sold" in the period leading up to the financial crisis. As part of the agreement, Morgan Stanley admitted that it failed to disclose critical...
Whistleblower hits big with SEC’s $80 million settlement over Monsanto’s “ultimate killing machine”
Posted 02/12/16
Only a day after the SEC announced that agro-giant Monsanto would pay an $80 million penalty to settle charges of accounting improprieties in connection with sales of its flagship product Roundup, attorney Stuart Meissner has said that he represents the whistleblower who brought the matter to the SEC’s attention. If true, under the rules governing the SEC’s whistleblower program, Mr. Meissner’s client...
Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 12, 2016
Posted 02/12/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
GSK fined for deals with competitors -- The Competition and Markets Authority says GSK made more than £50m of payments to companies making generic versions of its anti-depressant Seroxat to delay them coming to market. GSK has been fined £37,606,275 and the generic firms have to pay £7.4m. BBC
Boeing faces SEC probe of Dreamliner, 747 accounting -- The SEC is...
In Their Own Words — Saussy
Posted 02/11/16
-- “PEOPLE ARE DYING NEEDLESSLY BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING TOO SLOW.”
Resignation letter of Jullette Saussy, the medical director for the Washington DC fire department, commenting on problems she confronted in the city’s fire department.Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 11, 2016
Posted 02/11/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Cancer “treatment” clinic owner convicted of providing fraudulent medical services – Antonella Carpenter, the former owner of Lase Med Inc., told patients she could cure cancer, but she in fact was just injecting them with a saline solution mixed with food coloring. DOJ
Washington DC medical director resigns, citing mismanaged fire department – The medical director...
Sixth Circuit Adds Further Uncertainty to the Question of Limits on False Claims Act Damages
Posted 02/11/16
By Hamsa Mahendranathan
Violators of the False Claims Act can be subject to significant damages: the Act provides treble damages and civil penalties of between $5,500 and $11,000 for each false claim. But in some cases, the correct measure of damages can be a murky subject. This is especially true when considering whether the damages should account for any value the government received on the contract. Last...
In Their Own Words — Burns
Posted 02/10/16