Destruction from Recent Hurricanes Could Rain Down Fraud
Posted 09/28/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Hurricane Irma has ripped through Florida and is expected to have caused about $50 billion of damage, with Harvey and Maria causing billions more. Most private insurance policies limit coverage to damage from fire, wind, and a variety of other catastrophic causes. However, almost no private insurers in the United States cover any damage caused to homes by flood waters. Flood...
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Closely following a series of destructive hurricanes from which parts of the U.S. are only beginning the long road to recovery, the Justice Department issued 
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals will plead guilty to charges concerning its prescription drug, Juxtapid, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. According to the Justice Department’s press release:
Aegerion introduced Juxtapid into interstate commerce that was misbranded because, among other things, Aegerion failed to comply with a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). The resolution also...
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Allied Home Mortgage, and several other Allied companies, are facing a 
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Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC has agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to follow vetting requirements for personnel working in Afghanistan under a State Department contract for labor services. PAE is a Virginia-based contractor that provides personnel and other support to various federal government agencies. The...
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This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to MediSys Health Network, the owner of New York City hospitals Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital and Medical Center. On Wednesday, the hospital system agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges of violating the 
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
A South Carolina family medical practice chain, along with its owner and laboratory director, agreed to pay roughly $2 Million to settle charges of violating the 
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Novo Nordisk Inc. On Tuesday, the company agreed to pay $58.65 million to settle charges it violated the 
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Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce that the U.S. Government has intervened in its client's whistleblower case against Pure Collection Ltd., a Harrogate, England-based e-retailer of luxury cashmere and apparel. The Government also brought claims against Pure's current acting CEO, Samantha Harrison. The whistleblower lawsuit, among one of the first whistleblower cases...