CA Health System to Pay $46 Million to Resolve Whistleblower Suit
Sutter Health, a Sacramento, CA-based health system, announced the resolution of a whistleblower lawsuit regarding unbundling and over-billing schemes forThe post CA Health System to Pay $46 Million to...
View ArticlePA FALSE CLAIMS ACT PROPONENT LOOKS TO J&J SETTLEMENT FOR SUPPORT
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of just twenty-one states that have yet to enact a version of the FalseThe post PA FALSE CLAIMS ACT PROPONENT LOOKS TO J&J SETTLEMENT FOR SUPPORT appeared...
View ArticleFortune 500 Software Company to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case
Today, CA Technologies, a Fortune 500 company, has agreed to resolve a False Claims Act Complaint for $11 million. TheThe post Fortune 500 Software Company to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims...
View ArticleBANK OF AMERICA ACCUSED OF MORTGAGE FRAUD IN QUI TAM SUIT
Just weeks after being found liable for violations of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”),The post BANK OF AMERICA ACCUSED OF MORTGAGE FRAUD IN QUI TAM...
View ArticleWHISTLEBLOWER SUES FOR ALLEGED FRAUD AGAINST POSTAL SERVICE
Recently revealed court documents allege that Virginia-based Northrop Grumman (“Northrop”) defrauded the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) out of millionsThe post WHISTLEBLOWER SUES FOR ALLEGED...
View ArticleCFTC has New Boss: President Obama Taps Timothy Massad
President Obama has selected Timothy Massad to succeed Gary Gensler as chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). SkepticsThe post CFTC has New Boss: President Obama Taps Timothy...
View ArticleJURY FINDS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR JM EAGLE LIABLE FOR FRAUD
Today a federal jury in the Central District of California unanimously found JM Eagle liable for defrauding the United StatesThe post JURY FINDS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR JM EAGLE LIABLE FOR FRAUD appeared...
View ArticleHOW TO OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM SEC WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD
In 2010, in an effort to weed out fraudulent financial misconduct, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ConsumerThe post HOW TO OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM SEC WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD appeared...
View ArticleLOUISIANA SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT CLAIM WITH OPTOMETRIST’S OFFICE
On November 18, 2013, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Sabine Optical, an optometry office located in BatonThe post LOUISIANA SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT CLAIM WITH OPTOMETRIST’S...
View ArticleDRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY ACT MAY NOT GO FAR ENOUGH
On Monday November 18, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a bill, by voice-vote, which had earlier cleared the House, movingThe post DRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY ACT MAY NOT GO FAR ENOUGH appeared first on .
View ArticleCONTRACTOR DEFRAUDS DOD FOR FRESH PRODUCE
On November 19, 2013, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that FreshPoint, Inc., the nation’s largest distributor of fresh produce,The post CONTRACTOR DEFRAUDS DOD FOR FRESH PRODUCE appeared...
View ArticleCAREMARK LLC SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASE FOR $4.25 MILLION
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced an agreement with Caremark, LLC to settle allegations filed that it defraudedThe post CAREMARK LLC SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASE FOR $4.25...
View ArticleSEC WHISTLEBLOWERS MAY NOT RECEIVE JURY TRIAL IN RETALIATION CASES
A recent decision in a Georgia federal court presents serious implications for SEC whistleblowers subject to retaliatory employment actions. InThe post SEC WHISTLEBLOWERS MAY NOT RECEIVE JURY TRIAL IN...
View ArticleJUDGE SAYS $1 MILLION FINE TOO LOW FOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE FRAUD
A federal judge has signaled that $1 million is too low of a penalty for those responsible for the CountrywideThe post JUDGE SAYS $1 MILLION FINE TOO LOW FOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE FRAUD appeared first on .
View ArticleDOJ Reaches False Claims Act Resolution With Defense Contractor
The U.S. Department of Justice recently partially unsealed a whistleblower’s false claims act case against Federal Cartridge Co., a subsidiaryThe post DOJ Reaches False Claims Act Resolution With...
View ArticleFalse Claims Act Case Over Customs Duties Near Settlement
When the Department of Justice reported its Fiscal Year 2013 results, it put the use of the False Claims ActThe post False Claims Act Case Over Customs Duties Near Settlement appeared first on .
View ArticleSupreme Court Extends SOX Whistleblower Protections to Employees of Contractors
The Supreme Court issued a win for whistleblowers yesterday. In Lawson v. FMR LLC, 571 U.S. ____, slip op. (MarchThe post Supreme Court Extends SOX Whistleblower Protections to Employees of Contractors...
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