Legal Sleuth® ** Case Watch℠ - Whistleblower Archives — Gooch Law Firm https://legalsleuth.com/category/whistleblower-court-cases/ The Source for All Things Legal ℠ - Information, Resources and Services Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:14:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://legalsleuth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/icon-34-150x150.png Legal Sleuth® ** Case Watch℠ - Whistleblower Archives — Gooch Law Firm https://legalsleuth.com/category/whistleblower-court-cases/ 32 32 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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]]> 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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