Category: False Claims California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Individual Whistleblowers Essential To Enforcement  $62 Billion Has Been Recovered Through Private Whistleblowers Since 1986  Whistleblower Rewards Average 20% Of Recoveries  The modern-day Federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C.§ 3729 et seq., and its qui tam whistleblower provisions (The term for individual whistleblower suits) grew largely out […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Overcharges on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Contracts Former Defense Contractor Executive Blows Whistle Set To Receive $4.625 Million As Reward Knowingly overcharging the government for goods and services can be a violation of federal and State law depending on which level of government has been defrauded.  See federal False […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS And Courts Take Different Approaches One Court Says Rewards Not Taxable Individuals receive rewards when the government recovers from wrongdoers in actions (known as “qui tams”) brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The San Diego whistleblower attorneys at Evans […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Alleges Illegal Kickback By Drug Maker Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Allegedly Made Patient Copays Through Foundations Whistleblower Will Receive $3.96 Million Out Of $22 Million Settlement Health care providers including drug makers, hospitals, clinics, equipment suppliers, and physician groups are prohibited from paying kickbacks for certain medical referrals under […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Radiology Practice Settles Allegations in False Claims Qui Tam Case Former Employee/Whistleblower Will Receive Share Of $5 Million Payment  Department of Justice Targets Health Care Fraud The government (and taxpayers) lose billions of dollars every year to fraud in the health care industry, primarily through fraudulent claims to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Settlement of False Claims Act Case Against Medical Equipment Provider $40.5 Million Settlement of Allegations  Three Former Employee/Whistleblowers Rewarded Employees and former employees are most often the individuals who may have come across fraud against the government by their employers, particularly in the health care industry where the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Justice Department Announces Settlement With Private Equity Investor Alleged Billing for Unapproved Procedures Whistleblower Rewarded Whenever an individual blows the whistle on fraud against the federal government or State of California, the individual can be rewarded when the government recovers as a result.  The grounds for the claims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Justice Department Announces $5 Million Settlement Claims Of False Advertising And Kickbacks To Go To Jury Former Sales Representative Initiated Suit In 2002 Health care fraud against Medicare and other government health care programs is the largest source of fraud against the government and ultimately taxpayers. Individuals who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Upcoming Trial Of False Claims Allegations Claims Of False Advertising And Kickbacks To Go To Jury Former Sales Representative Initiated Suit In 2002 Whistleblower/qui tam cases for false claims against the government are brought under the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cardiology Practice Allegedly Failed To File Required Reports Former Employee Blew Whistle On The Violations Case Settles For $500,000 And Whistleblower Rewarded Anytime a healthcare provider submits a claim to the government for reimbursement under Medicare, Medicaid, or any other government-sponsored healthcare program, the provider must comply with […]