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 Win Major Victory in False Claims Act Supreme Court Case
On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unanimous decision in U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc.. The Court revived qui tam whistleblower lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies who allegedly overbilled Medicare and Medicaid. The decision overturns U.S. Court...
Whistleblowers Help Government Uncover “Stunning” Scope of Healthcare Fraud
On May 25th the Department of Justice announced that Vasso Godiali, a vascular surgeon from Bay City, Michigan, agreed to pay the United States up to $43 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The...
DOJ Takes Up Qui Tam Whistleblower Suit Against Cosmetic Surgeon
On May 15th the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced that it is pursuing a case against Adam Smith, M.D., also known as “Adam Bryant,” for alleged submission of false claims to Medicare. The government’s suit...
Whistleblowing Results in Half a Billion Dollar Fine for Minnesota Healthcare Provider
On May 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced the conclusion to its False Claims Act (FCA) case against Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc. dba Precision Lens and its owner Paul Ehlen. Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright's judgment against...
Whistleblower Receives $6.4 Million For Exposing GCI’s FCA Violations
On May 11, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that GCI Communications Corp. (GCI) agreed to pay over $40 million to settle charges that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The case stemmed from a qui tam suit filed...
Government Collects $1.7 Million from Kentucky Businesses Thanks to False Claims Act Whistleblowers
On May 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office from the Eastern District of Kentucky announced that two Kentucky based businesses involved in conducting urine drug tests for the family court system agreed to collectively pay $1,740,620 to resolve allegations that they...
Plastic Surgery Whistleblowers Cause $23 Million False Claims Act Settlement
On April 28, the Department of Justice announced that a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, along with his son, medical practices, and billing company, have agreed to pay $23.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Pivotal False Claims Act Case
On April 18, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated cases of U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway (SuperValu). Both cases dealt directly with the qui tam provisions...
Whistleblowers “Are To Be Commended” in $3 Million Adobe Settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on April 13 that Adobe Inc. agreed to a settlement stemming from allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The California based multinational computer software company allegedly made payments that violated the Anti-Kickback Act...
Mifepristone Distributor Settles False Claims Act Charges Brought by Whistleblower Suit
The Department of Justice announced on April 12th that Danco Laboratories, LLC reached a settlement to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. According to the government, from a period of 2011 through 2019 “Danco failed to mark imported...
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