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November 15, 2021
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans will pay $1.05 million to resolve allegations that it falsely certified damage description and repair estimates in connection with claims for federal funds for the repair of facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Claims against federal contractor AECOM, which prepared the estimates, are continuing. The Archdiocese is in bankruptcy, and the settlement amount is based on an “ability to pay” determination. The action was initiated by the filing of a whistleblower complaint by AECOM employee Robert Romero, who will receive a whistleblower award of approximately $200,000. DOJ; USAO EDLA See earlier settlementNovember 9, 2021
Numerous anesthesia providers and outpatient surgery centers in Georgia, including Ambulatory Anesthesia of Atlanta, LLC and Northside Anesthesiology Consultants, LLC, have agreed to pay over $28 million to resolve kickback allegations by whistleblowers Kathleen Hartney-Velazco, M.D., Jan Kersey, and Capitol Anesthesiology, P.C., who will receive a $4.7 million cut of the settlement. According to the whistleblowers, the anesthesia providers made payments and provided free staffing to the outpatient surgery centers in order to obtain exclusivity contracts over a ten-year period. USAO NDGANovember 9, 2021
Kaléo, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Virginia, has agreed to pay $12.7 million to resolve a whistleblower’s allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act in claims submitted to Medicare, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Between 2017 and 2020, kaléo allegedly provided kickbacks to physicians and their staff to induce and reward them for prescribing Evzio, a higher-priced version of a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses and which often requires prior authorization. Kaléo also allegedly directed pharmacies to submit false prior authorizations and dispense Evzio without collecting required co-pays. USAO MAHyundai/Kia – Auto Safety ($210 million)
Constantine Cannon represented a whistleblower in a submission under the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act, alleging critical engine defects in millions of Hyundai/Kia vehicles. In November 2020, Hyundai/Kia agreed to pay combined penalties of up to $210 million, the largest such penalties ever assessed against a carmaker. And in November 2021, our client received a whistleblower award of $24.3 million, the largest award ever made under the auto safety whistleblower program. Read more -- Reuters, NPR, CNN, NHTSA, CC.Hyundai Whistleblower Represented by Constantine Cannon Gets $24.3 Million, First-Ever Award for Reporting Defects to Auto Safety Regulators
Posted 11/9/21
