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September 27, 2022
Following a whistleblower complaint that alleged Massachusetts-based Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) overbilled Medicaid, in violation of the False Claims Act, the company has agreed to pay $2.5 million. According to whistleblower Shane Shackford, PCG caused local school districts to submit false claims to Medicaid while under contract with the State of New Jersey to administer its Special Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) program—which provides federal funding to the state and local school districts for providing certain medical services to eligible students. For his role in the case, Shackford will received a 21% share of the settlement. USAO NJSeptember 2, 2022
Bayer Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, will pay $40 million to settle claims initiated by a whistleblower alleging that the pharmaceutical manufacturer violated the False Claims Act by engaging in off-label marketing, unlawful kickbacks, and misreporting of safety risks with respect to its drugs Trasylol, Avelox, and Baycol. The whistleblower, former Bayer marketing employee Laurie Simpson, will receive approximately $11 million from the settlement. DOJ; USAO MN; USAO NJSeptember 1, 2022
Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics, will pay over $24 million to settle claims that it provided unlawful inducements to DME suppliers in the form of physician prescribing data that the DME suppliers could use in their marketing efforts. The case was initiated by a qui tam complaint filed by former Respironics employee Jeremy Orling, who will receive a whistleblower award of approximately $4.3 million. DOJ; USAO SCAugust 15, 2022
Flight instruction company Universal Helicopters Inc. will pay $7 million, and Dodge City Community College will pay $500,000, to resolve claims that the defendants made false statements to the VA in order to receive funding through the Post-9/11 GI Bill program for training programs they jointly ran. Specifically, the defendants were alleged to have falsely certified that no more than 85 percent of the students in helicopter flight instructor programs were receiving VA benefits. The government’s investigation was initiated by a whistleblower suit brought under the False Claims Act by a veteran and former student in the program, William Rowe. Rowe will receive $1.125 million of the settlement. DOJAugust 11, 2022
Industrial battery maker Eos Energy Storage LLC will pay $1.02 million, after a whistleblower filed suit alleging violations of the False Claims Act. From mid-2018 to mid-2019, Eos failed to declare the value of certain components shipped overseas to be assembled and then imported back into the United States. Eos also failed to declare transportation and packing costs on more than 60 occasions, which Eos further acknowledged was their responsibility as importer of record. The whistleblower will receive 20% of the settlement amount. USAO NJAugust 10, 2022
American Senior Communities, L.L.C., will pay over $5.5 million for violating the False Claims Act by charging Medicare directly for hospice services that should have already been covered by the beneficiaries’ Medicare hospice coverage. The fraudulent billing practice was exposed in a whistleblower complaint filed by a former employee of a hospice services provider that worked with ASC. The whistleblower is entitled to receive between 15 and 25% of the recovery. USAO SDINAugust 9, 2022
The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers more than $16 million for their assistance in a successful enforcement action. The first whistleblower, who received about $13 million, submitted information that sparked the investigation and later provided key witnesses and other critical information that helped move the investigation forward. The second whistleblower, who received more than $3 million, later submitted new information that also aided the investigation. SECConstantine Cannon Attorneys Explain How the Recent Conviction of Theranos COO Sunny Balwani Underlines the Need to Expand Whistleblower Rewards Programs
Posted 07/29/22
