Qui Tam

Health System settles Qui tam suit for $1.9 million

Posted on November 26, 2008
Whistleblower Anthony Kite has $1.9 million reasons to be happy this Thanksgiving. The Pennsylvania based, St. Vincent Health System settled a qui tam case pay $1.9 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the hospital submitted reimbursement claims to Medicare that greatly exceeded actual costs...

Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation

Posted on September 25, 2008
Yesterday, Joe Davidson, wrote a great article Groups Seek Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation for the Washington Post summing up how important it is for Whistleblower Protection to be considered in this bailout legislation. A letter from 40 organizations was sent to several Senate Committees urging members to include key whistleblower protection in the bailout legislation...

Virginia firm settles Qui tam litigation for $225 Million

Posted on August 21, 2008
Virginia based Amerigroup settles Qui tam suit for $225 million for allegedly systematically avoiding to enroll pregnant women and unhealthy patients in their Medicaid managed-care program in Illinois, which served low-income people. The company will also pay $9 million in legal fees to the United States and the State of Illinois and will not admit any wrong doing...

Whistleblowers Safety protection signed into law

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has been signed into law by President Bush.  This bill covers whistleblower rights for over 20 million employees that are involved in the consumer the sale, manufacture and distribution of consumer goods...

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DOJ backlog and Ex DOJ Honors applicant makes waves

Posted on July 03, 2008
I came across an interesting post this morning, from R. Enochs, Esq, Attorney blogger and editor of the blog for news junkies.... I might fit that bill, being that I am always tuned in and online reading any and all newsworthy information that I stumble upon...

Washington Post article on qui tam case backlog for the DOJ sparks frenzy

Posted on July 02, 2008
Today, Washington Post writer, Carrie Johnson put qui tam front and center in the minds of everyone around the country, with her newsworthy and in-depth front page article "A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud- Whistle-Blower Suits Languish at Justice" in the Washington Post today...

Dental company pays $729,000 to settle Federal and State False Claims Act Allegations

Posted on July 01, 2008
InterDent, Inc., InterDent Service Corporation and Dedicated Dental Systems Corporation have paid the United States and the State of California approximately $729,000  to settle allegations that they submitted false claims for orthodontic care to Medi-Cal’s dental program, which is called Denti-Cal...

Miami men charged in $110 Million Medicare False Claims Scheme uncovered by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force

Posted on June 14, 2008
Four Miami men have been charged in $110 Million Medicare False Claims Scheme that was uncovered by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. According to the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, Carlos and Luis Benitez, Jose Benitez and Thomas McKenzie were all allegedly involved in the Medicare Fraud...

Support Action to Protect Whistleblowers - your help is needed

Posted on June 12, 2008
Dear Readers,Your help is requested today in an effort to take action in protecting whistleblowers. I received an email today from the organization Project for Government Oversight, and want to share this important  information with our loyal readers of the Whistleblower Law Blog...

Supreme Court requires Whistleblowers to show there was intent to defraud the government

Posted on June 09, 2008
In a recent Supreme Court decision today, in the qui tam suit, Allison Engine Co. v. US ex. Rel Saunders,  Supreme Court Justice Alito writes in his opinion that  "it is not enough under §3729(a)(3) for a plaintiff to show that the alleged conspirators agreed upon a fraud scheme that had the effect of causing a private entity to make payments using money obtained from the Government...

Walgreen's Pharmacy settles $35 Million Qui tam case

Posted on June 09, 2008
The Illinois based Walgreen's Pharmacy has agreed to settle a qui tam case for $35 Million that involves drug switching of the following drugs: Ranitidine (or Zantac), which inhibits stomach acid production; Fluoxetine (or Prozac), an antidepressant; and Eldepryl, known generically as selegiline, which is used with other medications to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease...

Florida Hospital pays over $7 million to settle False Claims Act violations due to doctor referrals

Posted on May 16, 2008
The Baptist Health South Florida Inc., will pay the United States $7,775,000 to settle False Claims Act and the Stark Statute violations that allegedly occurred between 2003 and 2005. According to the Department of Justice this probe involved Baptist Health South Florida,  over compensating an oncology group for patient referrals to Baptist's hospitals...

Spinmeisters try to smear th new False Claims Act Correction 2008

Posted on May 15, 2008
I want to laugh when people buy into corporate propaganda. Don't you just love people who believe in a "trickle down" theory will actually trickle down to them. I also laugh when the oil companies cry that OPEC is charging too much and Exxon posts multi-Billion dollar profits...

Spinmeisters try to smear the new False Claims Act Correction 2008

Posted on May 15, 2008
I want to laugh when people buy into corporate propaganda. Don't you just love people who believe in a "trickle down" theory will actually trickle down to them. I also laugh when the oil companies cry that OPEC is charging too much and Exxon posts multi-Billion dollar profits...

Blog Carnival Review and Whistleblower Week

Posted on May 11, 2008
This week, The Whistleblower Law Blog is delighted to host the Blog Carnival for Blawg Review. It is befitting that we host the Blog Carnival this week, which happens to be Whistleblower Week 2008.  Throughought the week of May 11-18, 2008,  independent whistleblower coalitions, such as the  International Association of Whistleblowers (IAW), the Make it Safe Campaign, and many other independent whistleblower coalitions, will hold a series of simultaneous but separate events in Washington, D...

Blawg Review #159

Posted on May 11, 2008
This week, The Whistleblower Law Blog is delighted to host Blawg Review #159, the blog carnival for everyone interested in law. During the week of May 11-18, 2008,  independent whistleblower coalitions, such as the  International Association of Whistleblowers (IAW), the Make it Safe Campaign, and many other independent whistleblower coalitions, will hold a series of simultaneous but separate events in Washington, D...

Senate Committee votes for False Claims Act Amendments, S. 2041

Posted on May 06, 2008
S. 2041, has received support from leadership in both parties and has moved out of the Senate Committe. Leading the charge is:  Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), Senator Richard Durbin D-IL), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)...

Whistleblower Law Blog Hosts Blawg Carnival May 12

Posted on May 06, 2008
Next week, the Whistleblower Law Blog will host the Blawg Review Carnival on our site. If you are interested in legal news, you know that Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone that follows legal news. It is a peer-reviewed blog carnival, where the host of each Blawg Review decides which of the submissions and recommended posts are suitable for inclusion in the presentation...

Touro Infirmary settles Qui Tam suit for $1.75 Million

Posted on April 24, 2008
A New Orleans Hospital, Touro Infirmary, recently settled a qui tam suit for $1.75 million. According to the Department of Justice, the suit alleged that Touro Infirmary, submitted false claims to the Medicare program.Involved in the Medicare scheme with the New Orleans Hospital, was Dr...

Florida doctor settles Medicare qui tam suit for $7 million

Posted on April 15, 2008
Medicare fraud can happen anywhere and can be detected by the most least suspecting individual in a company.  Recently, Fred Steinberg, M.D, a radiologist and owner of the chain, of  University MRI and Diagnostic Imaging Centers, located in Florida settled a qui tam suit for $7 million...

ABA holds annual Qui tam and Civil False Claims Act Seminar

Posted on April 14, 2008
The annual ABA Seminar on Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement will be held in Washington, D.C.  June 11-13, 2008.  Since, the civil False Claims Act is a growing area of federal litigation, particularly because of its unique qui tam enforcement, the conference will have experts from all areas – healthcare, defense, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, accounting and consulting, construction, higher education and grant recipients – in which qui tam lawsuits under the FCA have been filed...

CVS Caremark Corp. settles Medicaid fraud allegations for $36.7 Million

Posted on March 19, 2008
In a remarkable turn of events, America's self proclaimed largest pharmacy, CVS Caremark, has agreed to settle Medicaid fraud allegations for $36.7 million. According to information obtained from a whistleblower and extensive research, the company allegedly switched the tablet version of the drug  Ranitidine (generic Zantac) to a more expensive capsule version...

CVS Caremark Corp. settles Medicaid fraud allegations for $36.7 Million

Posted on March 19, 2008
In a remarkable turn of events, America's self proclaimed largest pharmacy, CVS Caremark, has agreed to settle Medicaid fraud allegations for $36.7 million. According to information obtained from a whistleblower and extensive research, the company allegedly switched the tablet version of the drug  Ranitidine (generic Zantac) to a more expensive capsule version...

Florida-based AccuLab settles Medicare false claims allegations for $461,000

Posted on March 18, 2008
Florida based, Acculab Laboratories has agreed to settle a qui tam suit alleging false claims and fraudulent billing to Medicare. The company has agreed to pay the United States $461,000 according to the Justice Department. The allegations surrounding the Sarasota based company included included billing Medicare for laboratory services that were not ordered, were not provided, were not medically necessary or were improperly unbundled...

Florida-based AccuLab settles Medicare false claims allegations for $461,000

Posted on March 18, 2008
Florida based, Acculab Laboratories has agreed to settle a qui tam suit alleging false claims and fraudulent billing to Medicare. The company has agreed to pay the United States $461,000 according to the Justice Department. The allegations surrounding the Sarasota based company included included billing Medicare for laboratory services that were not ordered, were not provided, were not medically necessary or were improperly unbundled...

Whistleblower Law Blog Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Posted on March 10, 2008
We are pleased to announce that our Whistleblower Law Blog celebrates its one year anniversary. It seems like we started blogging, yesterday.In addition to states creating and strengthening state qui tam/false claims acts around the country, the world of legal blogging has exploded...

Defense counsel presents interesting arguments on New Jersey's False Claims Act

Posted on March 07, 2008
This week, Defense Counsel, Mark S. Olinsky of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., wrote an article for the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, titled "Defending Qui Tam Suits Under New Jersey's New False Claims". One may find it strange for a Plaintiff's firm to highlight an article written by a Defense firm...

Regional Hospital accused of Medicare fraud by U.S. Attorney

Posted on February 28, 2008
South Carolina Regional Hospital, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, is accused of Medicare and Medicaid  fraud in a qui tam lawsuit, brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office in South Carolina.  According to a recent article on State.com, the suit involves the Regional Hospital overcharging Medicare for surgeries and “bribing” doctors with “kickbacks” for their business...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reform bill (S.2045) needs help with Whistleblower protection

Posted on February 20, 2008
The National Whistleblower Center requests your help in sending a message to your Representative re: The Consumer Product Safety Commission reform bill (S.2045) Whistleblower protections. The CPSC reform bill (S.2045) needs to provide vital protections for honest employees who report safety violations--such as toxins in toothpaste and poisonous lead in our children's toys...

Louisiana introduces False Claims Act and qui tam bill in Extraordinary Session

Posted on February 13, 2008
This week the Louisiana Legislature along with Governor Bobby Jindal, launched an "Extraordinary Session". In a bi-partisan effort, the legislators joined together to introduce  and strengthen key legislation that combats government fraud in their state...

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