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SEC Makes Largest-Ever Whistleblower Awards

Posted  03/20/18
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday announced its highest-ever Dodd-Frank whistleblower awards.  According to the SEC press release trumpeting the landmark awards under the SEC whistleblower program, two whistleblowers will share nearly $50 million, and a third whistleblower will receive more than $33 million.  The previous high was a $30 million award in 2014. Consistent with its strong commitment...

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Japanese Fiber Manufacturer to Pay $66 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Defective Bullet Proof Vests

Posted  03/16/18
Toyobo Co. of Japan and Toyobo U.S.A., its American subsidiary, (collectively, Toyobo), agreed to pay $66 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act that they sold defective Zylon fiber used in bullet proof vests the United States purchased for law enforcement agencies. The settlement is part of a larger federal investigation of the body armor industry’s use of Zylon in body armor. The Department of...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Genetic Testing Company Settles Whistleblower Suit for $11.4M

Posted  03/14/18
Silicon Valley-based Natera, Inc. agreed to pay over $11 million to resolve claims it improperly billed government healthcare programs for its non-invasive prenatal tests and screenings in violation of the False Claims Act by billing for the tests with an incorrect billing code. In resolution of the allegations, Natera will pay over $10.6 million to the federal government and $756,183 to a number of state Medicaid...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Laboratory and IDTF, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Abiomed, Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.1 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Posted  03/9/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The Justice Department announced that Abiomed, Inc. agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by purchasing extravagant meals for physicians to induce them to use Abiomed’s Impella line of heart pumps. “We expect today’s settlement with Abiomed to serve as a warning to medical device manufacturers who try to improperly influence the...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Medical Devices and DME, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Pennsylvania Hospital and Cardiology Group Settle FCA Suit for Over $20M

Posted  03/8/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team UPMC Hamot and Medicor Associates, a hospital and a cardiology group located in Erie, Pennsylvania, have settled allegations that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, also known as the Physician Self-Referral Law. Generally speaking, the Anti-Kickback Statute prohibit hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, nursing homes, durable medical equipment (DME) companies,...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Provider Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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JP Morgan Whistleblower to Receive $30 Million Award

Posted  02/21/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team An unnamed whistleblower is set to receive a $30 million award from the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), according to Bloomberg, for reporting JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s failure to properly disclose that it was directing certain wealthy clients into investments that would be profitable for the bank. The conduct led to JPMorgan’s 2015 agreement to pay $367 million in...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Multiple Whistleblowers and First-to-File, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Constantine Cannon Announces a $900,000 Whistleblower Settlement With Luxury UK e-Retailer

Posted  02/14/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce a more than $900,000 settlement on behalf of its whistleblower client in a lawsuit against Pure Collection Ltd. Pure Collection is a Harrogate, England-based e-retailer of luxury cashmere and apparel goods. The United States Government announced the settlement agreement yesterday with Pure Collection and the e-retailer's acting...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Customs Fraud, FCA Federal, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Rewards,

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US Obtains $16.2M Judgement Against MRI Provider for Violating False Claims Act

Posted  01/30/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team A Delaware federal court entered a default judgment of roughly $16.2 million against MRI provider Orthopaedic and Neuro Imaging LLC (ONI) for violating the False Claims Act through the company's fraudulent submissions to Medicare. ONI’s owner, Richard Pfarr, was held jointly and severally liable for just over $6 million of that amount. ONI operates independent diagnostic testing...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Improper Medical Personnel, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Top-10 Whistleblower Successes for 2017

Posted  01/23/18

Here is our look-back at the top-10 whistleblower successes for 2017 based on the amount of the whistleblower award recovered or, if not known, the amount the government recovered prompted by the whistleblower's efforts in coming forward.  Click here for a chronological listing of all whistleblower recoveries for 2017.

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  1. Mylan -- Pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis US will...

Tagged in: Top 10, Whistleblower Rewards,

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January 19, 2018

San Diego-based health care system Scripps Health agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by charging federal health care programs for physical therapy services that were rendered by therapists who did not have billing privileges for these programs and were not supervised by an authorized provider. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former Scripps employee Suzanne Forrest. She will receive a whistleblower award of $225,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Improper Medical Personnel, Medical Billing Fraud, Provider Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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