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
Mary C. Corporon has been selected among the 2017 “Legal Elite” by Utah Business Magazine for her outstanding work. The Legal Elite is a listing of the top lawyers in Utah as voted by their peers. The annual listing highlights…
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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Indiana University Health Inc. (“IU Health”) and HealthNet Inc. (“HealthNet”) will pay the federal and state government $18 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement was a result of an investigation by…
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The federal government recently settled a qui tam claim against a California medical care provider. The claim was based on the False Claims Act (FCA) with evidence provided by a whistleblower. The case was resolved with the medical care provider…
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In late April, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its first whistleblower award during the Trump administration, awarding almost $4 million to an individual that the SEC said provided the agency with original information that led to the successful…
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Dodd-Frank Act, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Whistleblower, Whistleblower award
A recent decision from the 9th Circuit has served to widen the circuit split over whether Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation protections should protect internal whistleblowers. In early March, a split 9th Circuit panel found in favor of extending Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation protections to…
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Dodd-Frank Act, Retaliation, Whistleblower, Whistleblower protection
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 U.S. Supreme Court recently handed a victory to qui tam plaintiffs everywhere when it handed down its unanimous opinion in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby et al. At issue in Rigsby was…
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Earlier this week, the SEC announced a more than $20 million whistleblower award “to a whistleblower who promptly came forward with valuable information that enabled the SEC to move quickly and initiate an enforcement action against wrongdoers before they could…
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Dodd-Frank Act, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Whistleblower, Whistleblower award
Martha Ellis, the first female battalion fire chief for the Salt Lake City Fire Department (“SLCFD”), recently filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Salt Lake City, after submitting a notice of claim to the city in June of this year. Ellis,…
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Payroll Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower protection, workplace retaliation