In a decision that shows the courts take whistleblower allegations very seriously, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Ninth Circuit”) has revived a whistleblower lawsuit that was dismissed at the district level in 2015. The suit, U.S. ex. rel. Campie…
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False Claims Act, Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, whistleblower lawsuit
Freedom Health Inc., a Medicare Advantage insurer based in Florida, has agreed to pay the government $32.5 million to settle a qui tam lawsuit brought by a whistleblower. The original qui tam suit was filed in 2009 by Dr. Darren…
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Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
The U.S. Justice Department recovered over $4.7 billion in 2016 from cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA). Of that amount, $2.9 billion – 60% – was recovered through cases begun by whistleblowers. These results show how successful an…
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False Claims Act, Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Whistleblower, whistleblower attorney
The whistleblower in a 2008 qui tam case filed against medical waste company Stericycle under the False Claims Act will receive almost $5.7 million as her share of the settlement. Stericycle Inc, a medical waste disposal company, settled a qui…
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Medicaid fraud is not a victimless crime: it costs states billions of dollars every year, siphoning off taxpayer monies that could be used to provide legitimate health care services to people who need those services. Some types of Medicaid fraud…
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A Connecticut whistleblower is set to receive $102,000 in a qui tam suit filed under the False Claims Act against a medical products supplier. J & L Medical Services LLC agreed to pay the State of Connecticut $600,000 to…
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The False Claims Act allows private individuals (referred to as “relators”) to file a whistleblower lawsuit against businesses, individuals, agencies, and other entities that the relator alleges have defrauded the federal government. The nature of the fraud can be direct…
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After almost a decade, a Louisiana-based shipyard, Bollinger Shipyards, has agreed to pay the federal government $8.5 million to settle a False Claims Act suit. The suit claims that Bollinger misrepresented the longitudinal strength of ships that the company was…
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A Medicare False Claims Act case brought against a laboratory company in western Wisconsin and its owners has ended with a settlement of $8.5 million dollars. The whistleblower who came forward with allegations of fraud will receive $1.1 million of…
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