Category: False Claims

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Whistleblower Ruling Court Expands Protections Continued Retaliation Against Former Employees Cases brought against companies that defraud the federal government are brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Cases under the FCA may be brought by the government, but are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Improper Billing Patient Blew Whistle On Fraud Whistleblower Will Receive Reward Healthcare fraud is the largest form of fraud against the federal government.  Typically, the fraud is against Medicare or Medicaid, and patients or persons who work in the companies defrauding the government may discover the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Prescription Drug Overcharges Illegal Kickbacks Alleged Too Federally-Funded Military Personnel Program Defrauded Healthcare fraud is the largest form of fraud against the federal government primarily against Medicare, Medicaid, VA health programs and health programs covering current government employees and military personnel. Various kinds of health care […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Biden Administration Makes FCA Enforcement A Priority Focusing On Six Major Areas of Fraud Fraud Against Elders A Priority The Biden Administration is expected to devote significant resources to prosecuting fraud.  This includes fraud against the federal government (in programs like Medicare and Medicaid and other federal aid […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers Are Effective Enforcement Tools Record Awards False Claims Act Cases Take A long Time A whistleblower is someone who shares credible information about financial fraud, criminal activity, unsafe working conditions, false claims for payment, false certifications, or other improper conduct with a government agency.  Whistleblower cases are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Against California How A California Whistleblower Case Works Protections Against Retaliation Individuals who blow the whistle on fraud against the State of California are eligible for a reward if the State recovers money from the company committing the fraud. Cal. Gov’t Code § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unlawful Kickbacks For Drug Prescriptions Alleged Luxury Goods, A New Car, And Cash Allegedly Used As Bribes Expensive Medications Neither Necessary Nor Dispensed Kickbacks for medical services and medications are against the law.  Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b. When the underlying services or drugs are paid for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Other States Expanding False Claims Statutes  Recoveries For State Tax Fraud Can Be Large Assisting Enforcement Of Tax Laws Earlier this year, the District of Columbia became the latest State to expand its False Claims Act to include tax-related claims. Such tax-related claims include false tax returns that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Department of Justice Announces Fiscal Year 2020 Recoveries Close to 90% of Recoveries Come From Individual Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Filed 672 Qui Tam Suits In 2020 The Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of False Marketing Tactics Unapproved Systems For Pediatric Care Case Brought By Employees False claims for reimbursement under government-sponsored health care programs may violate both federal law (when the claims are submitted to Medicare and other federal programs) and State law (when the claims are submitted to […]