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.
Diabetes Testing Supplier To Pay $160 Million To Settle Alleged FCA Violations
Arriva Medical LLC (Arriva) and its parent company Alere Inc. (Alere) have agreed to pay $160 million to resolve whistleblower...
Grassley And Colleagues Introduce FCA Materiality Amendments
On July 26, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), introduced legislation that would close loopholes...
St. Jude Medical To Pay $27 Million, Resolving FCA Allegations Of Selling Defective Implantable Defibrillators
St. Jude Medical Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that it knowingly sold...
Ohio Hospital System To Pay $21.25 Million To Resolve Whistleblower Allegations Of Kickback Scheme
An Ohio-based hospital system, Akron General Health System (AGHS), has agreed to pay $21.25 million to resolve whistleblower claims that...
Florida Surgical Companies To Pay $3.4 Million To Resolve FCA Whistleblower Allegations
Two Florida surgical companies have agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle whistleblower claims of involvement in a kickback scheme...
AstraZeneca Whistleblower To Receive $2.4 Million For Damages And Lost Wages
On June 22, a federal jury awarded AstraZeneca whistleblower Suzanne Ivie over $2.4 million in back pay and noneconomic damages...
Nursing Company To Pay $11.2 Million To Resolve FCA Claims Of Substandard Nursing Services, Unnecessary Care
SavaSeniorCare LLC (Sava), a Georgia-based nursing home operating company, has agreed to pay the federal government $11.2 million to settle...
Contractor To Pay $1.12 Million To Settle FCA Claims Of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Fraud
A Virginia-based government contractor has agreed to pay $1.12 million for alleged violations of the False Claims Act, according to...
Supreme Court Decision in Computer Access Case a Win for Whistleblowers
On June 3, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Van Buren v. United States. The...
Defense Manufacturing Company To Pay $50 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Contract Price Inflation
Navistar Defense LLC (Navistar), a manufacturer of military vehicles, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $50 million to resolve...
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