False Claims-Qui Tam
Read the breaking stories of fraud against government, federal programs and contracts, and about recent qui tam actions, government interventions and legislative developments.
Whistleblowers’ Allegations of Kickbacks Results in $47 Million False Claims Act Settlement
On November 15, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that pharmaceutical company QOL Medical LLC and its CEO Frederick...
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Side With Whistleblower in False Claims Act Case
On November 4, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wisconsin Bell Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Heath, a...
Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Suit Against Texas Optometrist Results in $1 Million Settlement
On November 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Texas-based optometrist Dr. Tony Jacob...
Qui Tam Whistleblower Suits Against Mobile Phlebotomy Lab Lead to $135,000 Settlement
On October 22, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Veni-Express Inc., a mobile phlebotomy lab, and its owners,...
Pharmacy Whistleblower Receives $3.4 Million in Settlement Alleging Healthcare Pricing Scheme
On November 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Doug McMakin, a pharmacist who brought claims against Medisca Inc.,...
Government and Whistleblower to Appeal Ruling Finding Qui Tam Unconstitutional
On October 29, the U.S. government and whistleblower Clarissa Zafirov filed notices of appeal following a landmark district court ruling...
Penn State Whistleblower Receives $250K in Cybersecurity False Claims Act Case
Matthew Decker, the former chief information officer for Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, is set to receive $250,000 as his...
Federal Court Declares False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provision Unconstitutional
In a ruling that could shake up the landscape of whistleblower litigation, a federal district court struck down a key...
Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging PPP Loan Fraud Results in $400,000 Settlement
On October 11, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $399,990 settlement with Allstar Health Providers Inc., a California...
Three Whistleblower Lawsuits Lead to Walgreens’ $106 Million False Claims Act Settlement
On September 13, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. agreed to...
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