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.
Qui Tam Whistleblowers Recovered $1.9 Billion in 2022 but Whistleblower Advocates See a Troubling Trend
On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published information from Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 about settlements and judgments from the False Claims Act. In 2022, whistleblower lawsuits led to over $1.9 billion in recoveries, and qui tam whistleblowers...
Medical Device Manufacturer Pays $9.75 Million to Settle Allegations of Paying Kickback
On January 13, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with DePuy Synthes Inc for $9.75 million. The settlement concerns allegations that DePuy, a medical device manufacturer, paid kickbacks to a Massachusetts orthopedic surgeon to induce him to use...
Supreme Court to Hear Whistleblower Case With Tremendous Implications for False Claims Act
On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two consolidated False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases with tremendous implications for the ability of whistleblowers and the government to hold fraudsters accountable under the FCA. The two cases, U.S....
Four Agricultural Companies and Owner To Pay $600,000 to Settle FCA Violation Allegations
On January 9, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that four agricultural companies and their owner will pay $600,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act in Paycheck Protection Loan-related (PPP) issues. The qui tam provisions...
Whistleblower Who Uncovered Improper Mortgage Underwriting Practices To Win Over $11,000,000 in FCA Settlement
Gwen Thrower, a former underwriter for Utah-based Academy Mortgage Corporation, blew the whistle on the mortgage company and alleged it was engaging in improper underwriting and originating procedures. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 14 that Academy...
U.S. Acts on Qui Tam Whistleblowers’ Complaint Against Chiropractor and Modern Vascular
On December 13, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is filing a complaint under the False Claims Act against a chiropractor, 15 Modern Vascular office-based labs, and 5 Modern Vascular-affiliated companies owned by the chiropractor. In this action,...
Supreme Court Weighs DOJ’s Ability to Dismiss False Claims Act Whistleblower Suits
On December 6, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower case. The case, United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., concerns the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ability to dismiss qui tam...
Whistleblower Lawsuit from 2009 Uncovers Medical Kickback Scheme: Michigan Doctor To Pay $50,000 in False Claims Act Settlement
Ruqiayah Madany and John Collins’ 2009 qui tam whistleblower lawsuit has led to Dr. Victor Savinov agreeing to pay $50,000 to settle allegations that he received kickbacks and violated the False Claims Act. The qui tam provisions of the False...
2019 Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to $51 Million False Claims Act Settlement: Whistleblowers Take Home $12,750,000
A qui tam whistleblower lawsuit filed by Veronica N. Arven and the estate of Theodore Arven III in 2019 alleged that the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan and its administrator the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (collectively referred...
Two Whistleblowers’ Disclosures Led to $3 Million Healthcare Industry Settlement
On November 9, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will pay $3 million to resolve allegations that the entity to which Omega was a successor-in-interest, MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc., submitted false claims to Medicare...
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