Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 16, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

“Indispensable” whistleblower to get $33.5 m of Lidoderm settlement – Federal Judge rules former Endo Health Solutions sales rep who filed a lawsuit over off-label marketing of pain treatment Lidoderm will get $33.5 million from the government’s $140 million settlement.  Reuters

U.S. settles FCA claims against compounding pharmacy for $8 m –Jacksonville-based compounding pharmacy, Blanding Health Mart, pays $8.4 m to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that between February and April 2015, the pharmacy improperly billed the government for compounding pain prescriptions that were medically unnecessary or prescribed by doctors who had never seen the patients. USAO MDFL

Four contractors indicted for bribing Army National Guard Colonel – Owners and CEO of government contracting company, MPSC, indicted for their alleged participation in a scheme to bribe then-active Army National Guard Colonel, Robert Porter, to steer contracts to their company.  DOJ

Dems. introduce legislation to stop financial regulator “revolving door” – Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Elijah Cummings introduced the “Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act,” a package of ethics reforms for Wall Street regulators.  NPR

NJ court rules whistleblower protection extends to “watchdog” employees – N.J. Supreme Court rules that employees whose jobs entail identifying health and safety risks are entitled to protection under the state’s whistleblower anti-retaliation statute. NJ Spotlight

Federal investigation shows fake “people” can get health coverage under ACA – In a GAO inquiry, federal investigators procured health plans and federal subsidies for 11 of 12 fake applicants with fictitious documents.  Washington Post