Qui Tam

Senator Grassley joins in the filing of a whistleblower tax fraud briefs to the Supreme Court

Posted on January 23, 2008
On January 19, Senator Charles Grassley filed an Amicus Curiae ("friend of the court") brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Allison Engine Co., Inc. v. United States ex rel. Sanders. The Sanders case will have far-reaching impact on the viability of America's most important whistleblower protection law: The False Claims Act...

New Jersey Governor signs Whistleblower Law

Posted on January 18, 2008
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed the new bill into law this week. New Jersey is among 20 states that have passed a state False Claims Act with qui tam whistleblower provisions similar to the Federal False Claims Act. The Whistleblower Law Blog reported in early January, the passing of the New Jersey False Claims Act, Bill S232, by the Senate...

Illinois ushers in enhanced Whistleblower Protection Act Jan. 1 2008

Posted on January 18, 2008
Illinois has strengthened their whistleblower protection laws as of January 1, 2008. The Illinois legislators expanded existing whistle-blower laws and increased the protections and rewards earned by people reporting fraud.  According to Lt...

Limo service company settles False Claims Act Case for $65,000

Posted on January 15, 2008
In an unusual turn of events, a Massachusetts based  Limo company agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a qui tam case for improperly paying tolls. According to an article in Worcester Telegram & Gazette's telegram.com, the Limo company, allegedly made drivers use personal toll transponders linked to Boston addresses to pay 40-cent resident discount tolls to avoid the $4...

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New Jersey False Claims Act approved by the Senate

Posted on January 14, 2008
New Jersey has joined in the fight against qui tam and Medicaid fraud against the government in New Jersey.  Thanks to the efforts of Senators John H. Adler and Joseph F. Vitale Co-Sponsors of S232, the New Jersey False Claims Act was approved by the Senate in a vote of of 37-0...

Kickback scheme costs Health South $14.2 Million to settle Health Care Fraud Claims

Posted on December 31, 2007
HealthSouth Corporation agrees to pay $14.2 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims to the government and paid illegal kickbacks to physicians who referred patients for care in some of its hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers, according to reports from the Justice Department...

Blawg Reviewer - E Commerce Law - Spreads Holiday Cheer

Posted on December 29, 2007
Johnathan Friedman, author of E-Commerce Law Blog and Host of the Carnival for Blawg Review #140 did an excellent job, spreading holiday cheer.  I came across his Blawg Review, while checking on our date to be the host of the Blawg Review Round Up/ Carnival next year...

Unsealed qui tam complaint against Pfizer is pressing forward

Posted on December 29, 2007
The qui tam complaint against Pfizer, USA rel. Polansky v. Pfizer is pressing forward according to court documents filed by the Plaintiff's legal counsel, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro. To view the complaint, click here. (Warning, the document is pretty lengthy, 97 pages, but worth every moment spent reading...

St. Josephs Hospital settles Whistleblower Suit for $26 Million

Posted on December 28, 2007
Thanks to a brave nurse for uncovering what she saw as fraudulent Medicare billing practices, the government will receive $26 million from Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta and Saint Josephs Medical System to resolve the "whistleblower" lawsuit that alleges the hospital violated the federal False Claims Act in regards to Medicare billing practices...

Informants are helping the IRS catch fraudsters

Posted on December 26, 2007
The New IRS announcement released on December 19, 2007 details procedures of the IRS Informant Award program for information regarding underpayment of taxes. Since  December 2006, the IRS has received about 80 claims, half of those submitted in just the last two and a half months...

Whistleblower takes his case to the Web

Posted on December 21, 2007
A Whistleblower took his case public and to the Web after initially being ignored. A recent article by General Counsel entitled, Employee's YouTube Video Sounds Ethics Alarm.  The article talks about how a former Lockheed Martin Engineer felt something was wrong with his company's ship shipbuilding project for the U...

Attorney Professional courtesy

Posted on December 21, 2007
This week I read an interesting post from a fellow legal blogger at Blawgletter re: California Supreme Court Upholds Professional Duties: DQ Awaits Cheaters. The post was about a case Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.,, No. 123808 (Cal. Dec. 13, 2007)...

Senate Passes Whistleblower Reforms

Posted on December 18, 2007
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate, with a unanimous vote, passed the Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act (S.274). This new law enhances the protection for federal employee whistleblowers. Passage of S.274 now sets the stage for a conference between the House and Senate to agree final legislative language...

Alligator takes bite out of fraud

Posted on December 11, 2007
Dear Blog Readers,I write this blog with absolute reverence. What I am about to share is a biblical tale of the Lord's retribution against the evil fraudsters in our midst.  In modern society we often see the hand of the Lord as a simple act of coincidence or an explained scientific event or better yet, a scientific anomaly...

How Qui tam helps fight Medicaid Fraud - an article by Brian F. LaBovick is published by Thomson West

Posted on December 04, 2007
"How Qui tam helps fight Medicaid Fraud" - an article written by Brian F. LaBovick, Esq. was recently published  by Thomson West in the Volume 13, Issue 5 /November 2007 edition of the Andrews Litigation Reporter on Health Care Fraud...

Stryker Corp and Physiotheray Associates pay $16 million to settle qui tam claims

Posted on November 15, 2007
Stryker Corp and Physiotherapy Associates have agreed to pay $16 million to settle qui tam allegations on submitting false claims to Medicare and other Federal health programs, according to the Department of Justice. Stryker Corp sold its outpatient therapy division, Physiotherapy Associates in June 2007...

Shedding light on attorney contingency fees

Posted on November 12, 2007
I just love hindsight. In hindsight, everything is so clear. Things that look tenuous on the front end are no risk easy “layups” in the rear view mirror. You may wonder what I am talking about. I am talking about one of my favorite subjects, the right to Attorney’s fees, which is how I support my family and provide food, shelter and education for my children...

Whistleblower is accused of masterminding fraudulent scheme

Posted on November 08, 2007
One whistleblower and his lawyers are fighting for a $2.8 million share of a $10.5 million quitam settlement by Cell Therapeutics. According to the government, James Marchese, the whistleblower, was the "initiator or planner of the fraudulent scheme, according to Barry Meir's article in the New York Times...

Compliance department and Quitam

Posted on November 06, 2007
The Pharma Compliance Blog, author Brian O'Rourke, makes interesting observations in his post "Removing the Silos, taking a holistic to compliance. Altruistic as it may sound, this is too significant for companies to ignore.  Should Marketing and Operations share information, should internal groups discuss best practices?  If a company is to be successful yes...

FL Based Managed Care Firm comes under the microscope in False Claims Probe

Posted on November 06, 2007
Florida based  WellCare, a provider of government-sponsored health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, recently learned of a quitam action launched by a former employee. The matter is currently under seal, while the government is investigating the nature of the quitam claim...

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