Category: False Claims California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Case Alleging False Grant Requests Large Settlement and Whistleblower/Relator Award Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible, original information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements. The cases are known as qui tam cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Office Depot California False Claims Settlement Still In The News Former Employee Blew The Whistle $23.5 Million Whistleblower Reward Back in 2015, Office Depot settled a California False Claims Act (CFCA) whistleblower case[1] that alleged Office Depot overcharged state agencies for school supplies and other products.  The case […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks and Payments for Patient Referrals The Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Suit Large Whistleblower Reward The FBI estimates that fraud under the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs amounts to $75 billion to $250 billion every year. Each year, individual whistleblowers help the government recoup […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks and Referrals: Cash, Trips, Gifts, And Free Equipment The Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Suit The FBI estimates that fraud under the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs amounts to $75 billion to $250 billion every year. Each year, individual whistleblowers help the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Parties Settle Whistleblower Suits Alleging Drug Misrepresentations Federal and Multi-State Suboxone Qui Tam Suits Settle for $700 Million A large pharmaceutical distributor has settled six whistleblower suits[1] alleging the distributor made certain false and misleading claims in connection with the sale of the drug Suboxone here in the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks: Cash, Trips, Gifts, And Free Equipment The Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Suits The FBI estimates that fraud under the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs amounts to $75 billion to $250 billion every year. Individual whistleblower have helped the government recoup billions of this […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Medicare Fraud From Illegal Referrals, Kickbacks, and False Charges Stark Law and False Claims Act Suit Whistleblower/qui tam cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) often involve false claims for reimbursement under Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to the FCA, the federal Stark Law prohibits physician […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Appellate Win for False Claims Whistleblower Whistleblowers won a recent victory in the Ninth Circuit, where the Court reinstated a false claims whistleblower case alleging false claims under Medicare. See US ex rel. Geraldine Godecke v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., et al, No. 18-55246 (9th Cir. Sept. 6, 2019).[1] […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Discovery in Pending Cases Recent Opinion Defines What Whistleblower Can See Important Decision for Whistleblower A recent federal district court opinion makes clear that a whistleblower who brings a false claims action against a defendant may be able to discover what that defendant shares with the government […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Healthcare Fraud Against The Government Fraud Under Medicare Advantage Program Big Cases and Big Rewards Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible, original information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements. Much of the fraud occurs in […]