Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 28, 2016
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Furniture retailer settles FCA suit for $15 million – A California retailer agreed to pay $15M to settle claims related to antidumping duties, which protect domestic manufacturers against foreign companies “dumping” products on U.S. markets at prices below cost; the whistleblower who brought the case will receive $2.4 million. Savannah Morning News
Pfizer whistleblowers to receive $98 million – Pfizer settled allegations it overcharged Medicaid $785M for drugs. A pharmaceutical sales representative from Massachusetts and another whistleblower from Louisiana will share the $98M award. Boston Globe
That surgery might cost you a lot less in another town – The Health Care Cost Initiative Wednesday issued its National Chartbook on Health Care Prices, which relies on claims and payment data from three of the largest US health insurance companies to analyze how medical procedure pricing varies from state to state and city to city; the variations uncovered show the health care market follows neither economic nor market rules. National Public Radio
West Virginia Doctor sentenced to 8 years in prison over fraud – A West Virginia doctor who illegally prescribed hydrocodone and submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for services that were not medically necessary was sentenced to 8 years in prison and ordered to pay $48,000 in restitution to Medicare and Medicaid. Metro News West Virginia
Denver Senior Assistant City Attorney’s whistleblower claim goes forward – A Denver, Colorado city hearing officer ruled that Senior Assistant City Attorney Stuart Shapiro’s whistleblower case, in which he alleges he suffered numerous adverse consequences after disclosing official misconduct, shall proceed. CBS Denver
Arkansas State Representatives support National Whistleblower’s Appreciation Day – July 30 is the proposed date of recognition, honoring the 1778 passage of America’s first law protecting whistleblowers from retribution. PR Newswire