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Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Suit Against KBR Will Go Forward: False Certification of Compliance Not Needed To State a Claim
Posted 10/21/15
C|C Whistleblower Team
By Janice Kelly
A whistleblower suit against KBR will go forward after a district court judge found that relators’ complaint sufficiently alleged a violation of the False Claims Act. Judge Michael M. Mihm found that relators’ claims that KBR sidestepped required inventory controls and ordered hundreds of millions of dollars of unneeded materials met the FCA’s requirement that fraud...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Technology Integration Group
Posted 08/14/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to PC Specialists Inc., doing business as Technology Integration Group (TIG). On Tuesday, the San-Diego-based computer supply company agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle charges it inflated the price of computers sold through another company to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for use at Sandia...
Court Slaps Down DOJ For Skimping On Whistleblower Award
Posted 07/24/15
By Gordon Schnell
It is a rare occasion where the Department of Justice gets judicially censured for shortchanging a whistleblower under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. But that is exactly what District Court Judge Robert F. Kelly (Eastern District Pennsylvania) did last week in United Sates ex rel. Ryan v. Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. There, Judge Kelly came down hard on the government for...
Ninth Circuit Victory For Whistleblowers In Narrowing "Public Disclosure" And "First-To-File" Bars To Bringing Qui Tam Actions
Posted 07/10/15
In a major victory for whistleblowers, the Ninth Circuit in United States ex rel. Hartpence v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. narrowed the reach of two significant bars to bringing qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act. Under the so-called "public disclosure" bar, the Ninth Circuit reversed its own precedent and ruled the "original source" exception to the bar does not require the whistleblower to have played a role...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- VMware & Carahsoft Technology
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation. On Tuesday, the two companies agreed to pay $75.5 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services. Palo Alto-based...
DOJ Gives Major Shoutout To Whistleblowers In $450M DaVita False Claims Act Settlement
Posted 06/26/15
By Gordon Schnell
On Wednesday, Denver-based provider of dialysis services DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. agreed to pay $450 million to resolve charges it violated the False Claims Act by purposely creating and then billing the government for unnecessary waste in administering the drugs Zemplar and Venofer to dialysis patients. DaVita is the largest provider of dialysis services in the US with dialysis clinics...
June 24, 2015
Dr. Alon Vanier and nurse Daniel Barbir will receive a very sizeable whistleblower award from the $450 million DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. agreed to pay to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by purposely creating and then billing the government for unnecessary waste in administering the drugs Zemplar and Venofer to dialysis patients.DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Hebrew Homes Health Network
Posted 06/19/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc., a Florida-based operator of rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. On Tuesday, the company -- along with its former president and executive director William Zubkoff -- agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by improperly paying...