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.
Whistleblower Advocates Call for Action to Protect False Claims Act
As first reported by Whistleblower Network News (WNN), pharmaceutical lobbyists were recently successful in a last-minute campaign to have the...
Pharma Lobby Backchannels A Shutdown Of Essential FCA Judicial Amendments
At 5:30pm on Thursday the 5th, pharmaceutical lobbyists launched a backchannel blitzkrieg against the False Claims Amendments Act, an amendment...
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...
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