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June 5, 2015
Former DC Public Schools employee Jeffrey Mills will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from the $19.4 million paid by Chartwells, a division of Compass Group USA, Inc. and Thompson Hospitality Services LLC to settle charges the company violated the False Claims Act by overcharging DC public schools in connection with its school lunch program contracts. DCFourth Circuit Gives Expansive Read of False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Protections
Posted 06/4/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
In its Young v. CHS Middle East, LLC decision last week, the Fourth Circuit provided an expanded view of the anti-retaliation protections afforded whistleblowers under the False Claims Act.* In doing so, it is one of the first courts of appeals to explicitly acknowledge the broadened whistleblower protections that follow from the False Claim Act amendments under the Fraud...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Orbit Medical/Rehab Medical
Posted 05/29/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Orbit Medical Inc. and its partial successor, Rehab Medical Inc. On Wednesday, these durable medical equipment suppliers agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle False Claims Act charges that Orbit submitted false claims to federal health care programs for power wheelchairs and accessories. See DOJ Press...
DOJ Catch of the Week -- Health Management Associates
Posted 05/8/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Health Management Associates Inc. Yesterday, the hospital chain and 14 hospitals it previously owned and operated, along with 2 other hospitals, agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to settle whistleblower charges they violated the False Claims Act by seeking and receiving Medicare reimbursement for Intensive...
April 2, 2015
Medical device maker Medtronic plc and affiliated Medtronic companies,Medtronic Inc., Medtronic USA Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc., agreed to pay $4.41 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by making false statements to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense regarding the country of origin of certain Medtronic products sold to the US. Specifically, the government charged Medtronic with selling to the VA and DoD products it certified would be made in the US or other designated countries when in fact they were manufactured in China and Malaysia, which are prohibited countries under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. The allegations were first raised in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by three unidentified whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. They will receive a whistleblower award of $749,700. Whistleblower InsiderMarch 19, 2015
Bank of New York Mellon agreed to pay $714 million to settle charges the bank engaged in fraud and other misconduct when providing foreign exchange (“FX”) services to its customers. As part of the settlements with the US and New York, BNYM admitted that contrary to representations to clients that it provided “best rates” and “best execution” for FX transactions, the Bank actually gave clients the worst reported interbank rates of the trading day. The charges originated in a lawsuit brought by a whistleblower under the New York False Claims Act.March 19, 2015
Dr. Michael Montejo, a radiation oncologist and former employee of Florida Oncology Network P.A, will receive a whistleblower award of $1,082,500 from the $5,412,502 settlement resolving allegations Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation violated the False Claims Act by providing radiation oncology services to Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries that were not directly supervised by radiation oncologists or similarly qualified persons. DOJDepartment of Defense Moves To Bar Anti-Whistleblower Confidentiality Provisions
Posted 02/12/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Not all companies have embraced the rise of whistleblowers as a vehicle to root out fraud within their ranks. In fact, many companies have gone in the exact opposite direction, doing everything they can to discourage whistleblowers from stepping forward. One popular mechanism a growing number of companies are using to silence would-be whistleblowers are so-called...