DOT Imposes Record Fine Against Southwest Airlines for Christmas Meltdown
Posted 12/28/23
Damages and Penalties
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Annual Inflation Adjustment Raises False Claims Act Penalties
Posted 12/16/21
Catch of the Week -- Prime Healthcare
Posted 08/9/18
Radiation Therapy Company Agrees to Pay Up to $11.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims and Kickbacks
Posted 04/2/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
The DOJ announced a settlement with Texas-based radiation therapy center SightLine Health LLC (“SightLine”) and Oncology Network Holdings LLC, which acquired SightLine in 2011, for $11.5 million to settle allegations in a False Claims Act complaint that Sightline submitted Medicare claims that violated the Anti-Kickback Statute. According to DOJ, the allegations centered on...
Maybe Too Big To Jail, But Never Too Small
Posted 03/8/16
By Gordon Schnell (Published in Huffington Post)
The jury is still out on whether the Department of Justice will follow through on its recent pledge to amp up its crackdown on corporate fraudsters. Too big to jail is not in our playbook, the agency has taken pains to assure us. Going after the top-dogs is our number one priority the agency has trumpeted in its newly minted policy of holding the high-ups...
Maybe Too Big To Jail, But Never Too Small
Posted 03/7/16
Huffington Post (March 7, 2016)
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February 11, 2016
New York, in conjunction with members of a state and federal working group announced a $3.2 billion settlement with Morgan Stanley over the bank’s deceptive practices leading up to the financial crisis. The settlement includes $550 million – $400 million worth of consumer relief and $150 million in cash – that will be allocated to New York State. The resolution requires Morgan Stanley to provide significant community-level relief to New Yorkers, including loan reductions to help residents avoid foreclosure, and funds to spur the construction of more affordable housing. Additional resources will be dedicated to helping communities transform their code enforcement systems, invest in land banks, and purchase distressed properties to keep them out of the hands of predatory investors. NYSixth 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...
State Enforcement Spotlight – HSBC
Posted 02/8/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This State Enforcement Spotlight features HSBC. On Friday, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses. The terms will prevent past foreclosure abuses, such as robo-signing, improper documentation and lost paperwork. See NY AG...