The Department of Justice and 16 states joined a False Claims Act lawsuit against Wyeth last year, but now 17 other states have piled on. This is a “nominal pricing” fraud similar to Merck’s Pepcid , Viox and Zocor frauds settled in 2008. FULL STORY
Posts Tagged ‘qui tam’
FALSE CLAIMS ACT SUIT FILED AGAINST WYETH
Posted: May 14, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Alabama False Claims Act Lawyer, Alabama lawyer, Alabama Trial Lawyer, ALABAMA WHISTLEBLOWER LAWYER, false claims act, qui tam, qui tam lawsuit, qui tam lawyer, WHISTLEBLOWER, whistleblower lawyers
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900 NEW CIVIL HEALTHCARE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS BY DOJ
Posted: May 13, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: ALABAMA WHISTLEBLOWER LAWYER, Healthcare Fraud, qui tam, qui tam lawyer, whistle blower, WHISTLEBLOWER, whistleblower lawyer
At a recent health care fraud press conference held with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Attorney General Eric Holder noted that DoJ was prosecuting record numbers of health care fraud cases and that the Civil Division “opened nearly 900 new civil health care fraud investigations and had more than 1,100 pending cases.” FULL STORY
EXXON SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT SUIT FOR $32 MILLION
Posted: April 6, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Alabama False Claims Act Lawyer, EXXON QUI TAM, false claims act, qui tam, qui tam lawyer, ROYALTIES FRAUD, WHISTLEBLOWER
Mobil Natural Gas and affiliates, have agreed to pay $32 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit charging the company with knowingly cheating on royalties owed for pumping natural gas from federal and American Indian leases between 1988 and 1999. Mobil merged with Exxon to become ExxonMobil in November 1999. FULL STORY
School District Employee Files Whistleblower Lawsuit
Posted: March 24, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: false claims act, FCA, qui tam, qui tam lawyer, qui tam lawyers, whistle blower, WHISTLEBLOWER, whistleblower lawyer, whistleblower lawyers
A Texas school district employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit after she was terminated after she reported the school district’s alleged illegal activity. According to her lawsuit, she was terminated after she reported to her employer that the school district’s new payroll system violated district policies and Texas state law. FULL STORY
DIALYSIS COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY GOVERNMENT BACK AFTER WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT
Posted: March 23, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Alabama False Claims Act Lawyer, medicare fraud, qui tam, qui tam lawyer
A U.S. District Court Judge in St. Louis has ordered Renal Care Group, a kidney dialysis company, to pay $19.4 million back to Medicare in a whistle-blower lawsuit. The suit claimed that the firm created a shell company to earn an extra 30 percent on dialysis supplies — money that is supposed to go only [...]
$4 Million Government Fraud Case Settled
Posted: March 17, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Alabama attorney, attorney, false claims act, government fraud, law, lawsuit, qui tam, qui tam lawyers, WHISTLEBLOWER, whistleblower lawyers, Zylon fiber
Lincoln Fabrics, Ltd., has settled a False Claims Act (qui tam) claims with the Department of Justice. According to the lawsuit, Lincoln used Zylon fabric in its bullet proof vest, even though the company knew that Zylon fiber rapidly loses its ballistic capability when exposed to heat and humidity. Yet, the manufacturer continued to use the fiber and continued to sell [...]
Mercy Hospital Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $2.79 Million
Posted: March 15, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Alabama attorney, attorney, false claims act, government fraud, law, lawsuit, medicare fraud, Medicare guideline fraud, qui tam, qui tam lawyer, WHISTLEBLOWER, whistleblower lawyer
Mercy hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts settled a False Claims Act (qui tam) lawsuit with the department of Justice for $2.79 million. The Department of Justice allegedMercy Hospital failed to provide or failed to document the minimum number of hours for rehabilitation therapy as required by the Medicare guidelines. The Department of Justice has issued the following press [...]
$3.5 Million False Claims Act (Qui Tam) with Eon Labs
Posted: March 13, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: Eon Lab, false claims act, FDA, government fraud, ineffective drugs, medicaid fraud, medicare fraud, novartis, qui tam, Sandoz, WHISTLEBLOWER
According to the Department of Justice, Eon Labs, Inc., has settled a False Claims Act (qui tam) lawsuit with the Justice Department. it, Eon Labs (subsidiary of Sandoz, which is a subsidiary of Novartis AG)is the manufacturer of Nitrogylcerin Sustained Release. The DOJ posted the following press release on its website: Eon Labs Pays U.S. $3.5 Million [...]
PVC Pipe Fraud Leads to False Claims Act (Qui tam) Lawsuits
Posted: March 10, 2010 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUDTags: attorney, CONSUMER FRAUD, false claims act, FCA, law, lawsuit, lawyer, PVC Lawsuit, qui tam, whistle blower, WHISTLEBLOWER
Four states (Delaware, Nevada, Tennesse and Virginia) and 43 California localities have joined a False Claims Act (qui tam) lawsuit against Formos Plastics and JM Eagle for defective PVC pipes used they purchased for their water and sewage systems. Allegedly, the pipes do not have the tensile strength and have a tendency to break prematurely. The whistleblower, John Hendrix, accused [...]
Johnson & Johnson Kick Back Power Point
Posted: March 10, 2010 by administrator in FCRATags: flase claims act, johnson & johnson, kickback, medicaid fraud, qui tam, relator, WHISTLEBLOWER
The Department of Justice has alleged that Johnson and Johnson is using a Power Point presentation to demonstrate the profitability of its alleged Medicaid false claims act scheme. The Power Point was prepared by National Accounts, a group within Johnson and Johnson’s ortho-McNeil division. Click HERE for a page out of Johnson and Johnson’s controversial Power [...]