Legal Sleuth® ** Case Watch℠ - Federal False Claims Act Archives — Gooch Law Firm https://legalsleuth.com/category/false-claims-act/ The Source for All Things Legal ℠ - Information, Resources and Services Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:43:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://legalsleuth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/icon-34-150x150.png Legal Sleuth® ** Case Watch℠ - Federal False Claims Act Archives — Gooch Law Firm https://legalsleuth.com/category/false-claims-act/ 32 32 Gosselin Worldwide Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/gosselin-worldwide-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:12:20 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5467 Recently, the Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued an opinion in the Gosselin Worldwide Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit. In the Goseselin Worldwide Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit, the court held that a $24 million award in this case as proportionate to the claims made by the whistleblower. The Gosselin Worldwide Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit […]

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]]> Diamond Foods Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/diamond-foods-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:04:05 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5330 Recently, the Office of the Whistleblower posted a notice stating that the Diamond Foods Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court – Northern District of California (diamond foods whistleblower lawsuit). The Diamond Foods Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit alleges and involves financial reporting fraud and earnings management at Diamond Foods, Inc. (“Diamond”), […]

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]]> Whistleblower Retaliation https://legalsleuth.com/whistleblower-retaliation/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:46:05 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5316 Recently, the Office of the Whistleblower issued a statement (re: whistleblower retaliation) about the latest amicus brief filed in the LIU MENG-LIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIEMENS AG.  (liu-siemens-2014).  The issues surrounding this case deal with the rule related to whistleblower retaliation.  A principal challenge the Commission faced in crafting rules to implement the award program was […]

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]]> Endo Pharmaceuticals Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/endo-pharmaceuticals-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 20:52:35 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5307 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened and reached a settlement in the Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit. The civil liability in the Endo Pharmaceuticals Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit involved Endo’s marketing of the prescription drug Lidoderm for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), […]

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]]> Hobbs v Verizon Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/hobbs-v-horizon-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:36:46 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5298 Recently, a California appeals court dismissed the Hobbs v Verizon Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit (hobbs v verizon qui tam whistleblower lawsuit).  In the Hobbs v Verizon Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit, the plaintiff made allegations that Verizon failed to collect sufficient taxes from its customers. The Hobbs v Verizon Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit was filed against Verizon […]

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]]> Medco Health Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/medco-health-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:39:12 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5291 Recently, the USDC –  District of New Jersey dismissed the Medco Health Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit (medco health qui tam whistleblower lawsuit). The Medco Health Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit was dismissed because the case was not plead with the requisite facts and particularity to satisfy federal pleading requirements. Under the Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b), […]

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]]> Medtronic Kyphon Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/medtronic-kyphon-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:22:18 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5186 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened and reached a settlement in the Medtronic Spine LLC, the corporate successor to Kyphon Inc., Medtronic Kyphon Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit in which Medtronic Kyphon has agreed to pay a total of $75 million to settle allegations that it caused the submission of false claims to Medicare. Kyphon […]

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]]> Diagnostic Imaging Group Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/diagnostic-imaging-group-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:25:34 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5181 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened and reached a settlement in the Diagnostic Imaging Group Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit in which Diagnostic Imaging Group has agreed to pay a total of $15.5 million to resolve allegations that its diagnostic testing facility falsely billed federal and state health care programs for tests that were not […]

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]]> Sanborn Map Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/sanborn-map-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:47:00 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5043 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened and reached a settlement in the Sanborn Map Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit in which Sanborn Map Company Inc. has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts. Sanborn, […]

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]]> MPRI Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/mpri-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:32:44 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5037 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened and reached a settlement in the MPRI qui tam whistleblower lawsuit in which MPRI has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false labor charges on a contract to support the Army in Afghanistan. The MPRI qui tam whistleblower lawsuit is captioned U.S. […]

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]]> Vector Planning Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/vector-planning-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:36:30 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5006 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened and reached a settlement in the Vector Planning Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology, systems engineering, program […]

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]]> USIS Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/usis-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:15:20 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=5003 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened in USIS Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against United States Investigations Services LLC (USIS) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. The USIS Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit alleges that USIS, located in Falls Church, Va., failed to perform […]

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]]> CareFusion Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/carefusion-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:25:23 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=4948 The Department of Justice announced that it settled part and continues to intervene in the Carefusion Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit.  CareFusion, a California-based medical technology company, develops, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products, including products sold under the trade name ChloraPrep. ChloraPrep has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the preparation of a […]

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]]> Saint Joseph Health Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/saint-joseph-health-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:12:55 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=4937 The Department of Justice announced that it settled part and continues to intervene in the Saint Joseph Health Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit. The Saint Joseph Health System, Inc has agreed to pay the U.S. Government $16.5 million to resolve civil allegations that it submitted false or fraudulent claims to the Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid programs […]

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]]> Tenet Healthcare Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/tenet-healthcare-qui-tam-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:29:12 +0000 http://legalsleuth.com/?p=4925 The Department of Justice announced that it intervened in the Tenet Healthcare Qui Tam whistleblower lawsuit.  The case is captioned United States ex rel. Williams v. Health Mgmt. Assocs. Inc., Tenet Healthcare, et al., No. 3:09-CV-130 (M.D. Ga.). The Tenet healthcare qui tam whistleblower lawsuit alleges: that four Tenet hospitals – Atlanta Medical Center North […]

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]]> Whistleblower and False Claim Cases Increased in 2013 https://legalsleuth.com/whistleblower-and-false-claim-cases-increased-2013/ Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:25:42 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=4028 In December, the Department of Justice announced that whistleblower and false claim cases increased in 2013.  The areas in which whistleblower and false claim cases increased in 2013 include: Health care fraud from alleged false claims submitted by drug companies to federal health insurance programs Health Care fraud from alleged false claims submitted by medical device companies […]

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]]> Loan Processor Whistleblower https://legalsleuth.com/former-loan-processor-whistleblower/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:06:49 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=3835 A former loan processor whistleblower helps file a whistleblower lawsuit or qui tam lawsuit filed against a mortgage company by provides for $320 milliion dollar settlement with Department of Justice.  Supposedly, the mortgage company – Home America Mortgage (now in bankruptcy) – and alleged via the settlement: knowingly engaged in a pattern of fraudulent activity and […]

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]]> California Whistleblower Protection Act https://legalsleuth.com/california-whistleblower-protection-act/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:39:33 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=3817 A new California SB 496 would create an exception to the general procedure for a claim alleging a violation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act.  The California Whistleblower Protection Act bill would expand the definition of those who qualify as whistleblowers in a whistleblower lawsuit. It also expands the pool of individuals who may be […]

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]]> Sham Hedge Fund Whistleblower https://legalsleuth.com/sham-hedge-fund-whistleblower/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:27:35 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=3472 The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that sham hedge fund whistleblower (three people) have been awarded more than $25,000 to date. This is the first of anticipated payments to the whistleblowers in which they will receive approximately $125,000 in total. The case had related criminal proceedings in which money is collected by another regulator […]

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]]> 14 Million Award To Whistleblower https://legalsleuth.com/14-million-award-to-whistleblower/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:49:36 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=3463 The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of more than $14 million award to a whistleblower whose information led to an SEC enforcement action that recovered substantial investor funds. Payments to whistleblowers are made from a separate fund previously established by the Dodd-Frank Act and do not come from the agency’s annual appropriations or […]

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]]> JM Eagle Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/jm-eagle-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:05:08 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=3013 As reported by Forbes, a California jury found the manufacturer – JM Eagle – liable for defrauding government purchasers in the JM Eagle whistleblower lawsuit: evidence consisted of internal documents suggesting the company may have shipped pipe that failed to meet industry standards JM Eagle whistleblower lawsuit whistleblower never appeared – anonymity under the whistleblower […]

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]]> IPC Whistleblower Lawsuit https://legalsleuth.com/ipc-whistleblower-lawsuit/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:12:48 +0000 http://goochlawfirm.com/?p=2997 According to the Department of Justice, the government has intervened in the IPC whistleblower lawsuit against IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc., and its subsidiaries (IPC) alleging that IPC submitted false claims to federal health care programs IPC, based in North Hollywood, Calif., is one of the largest providers of hospitalist services in the United States […]

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