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2018 Busy Year for HealthCare Whistleblowers
January 23, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
Washington, DC: Of more than $ 2.8 billion that the Department of Justice (DOJ)obtained in settlements and judgments from fraudsters in 2018, $2.5 billion involved the health care industry, and the largest recoveries came from drug and medical device manufacturers. And 2018 was a very good year for most all Whistleblowers (three whistleblower fraudsters were also busted last year.)
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The Legal Landscape for Whistleblowers May Have Changed
March 2, 2018. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC: The filing of an SEC whistleblower lawsuit may become that much more focused following a recent decision by the US Supreme Court that puts the emphasis on the reporting of apparent corporate wrongdoing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as required under guidelines entrenched in the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Medical Device Manufacturer Admits to Wrongdoing, Faces $14 Million Penalty
February 2, 2018. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC: It was a little over a year ago that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an official press release announcing that a Texas-based medical device company, Orthofix International (Orthofix), had agreed to pay $14 million to settle charges brought by the regulator with the help of two SEC fraud whistleblowers. Orthofix, which has faced a SEC whistleblower lawsuit in the past, also agreed to admit to wrongdoing.
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Kmart settles healthcare fraud lawsuit for $32.3 million
January 20, 2018. By Anne Wallace.
Washington, DC The Department of Justice announced that Kmart Corporation has agreed to pay $32.3 million ($59 million including state law issues) to settle a lawsuit that claims in-store pharmacies overbilled Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE. The healthcare fraud scheme, which a Kmart pharmacist stumbled upon only when he had his own prescription filled, allegedly affected drug reimbursements in 46 states. The pharmacist was awarded $9.3 million under the whistleblower qui-tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA).
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Plaintiff Wants Appeal of Years-Long Claims, Defendant Opines to ‘Get on with It’
January 5, 2018. By Gordon Gibb.
San Francisco, CA: A years-long healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit remains an apt example of just how long in the tooth litigation can extend. And while the current version of a health care fraud lawsuit does not resemble the characterization of the original litigation, attempts at various appeals could extend the litigation well beyond 2018.
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Why the Bid to Dismiss SEC Whistleblower Lawsuit against Wells Fargo Failed
December 22, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
San Francisco, CA: An SEC whistleblower lawsuit against venerable banking giant Wells Fargo Co. is alleged to carry further allegations of SEC fraud according to legal analysis published by Law360 (12/11/17).
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Healthcare Whistle Blower Awarded $351,000
December 8, 2017. By Brenda Craig.
Tampa, FL: It did not take long for Kathleen Siwicki to notice something was very wrong in the Florida cardiologist’s office where she was working. Siwicki, an experienced Certified Cardiovascular Technologist, immediately began to see the services the doctor was providing did not match the billing statements he was submitting for payment. In November 2014, after just six months working for Dr. Arthur Portnow she quit her job and shortly after filed an action under the False Claims Act.
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Untold Story of Opioid Epidemic: Attorney Explains Kickbacks and Billing Fraud
November 27, 2017. By Anne Wallace.
Washington, DC It’s not the users. It’s the doctors. In a November 22 interview with lawyersandsettlements.com, attorney Jason Brown told a strange two-track story where healthcare whistleblower lawsuits meet the opioid epidemic. It’s not pretty. He believes that 2018-2019 will bring a proliferation of whistleblower lawsuits that target the real villains – the doctors and the healthcare system within which they operate.
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Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit Alleges Surgical Double-Booking
October 31, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Boston, MA: Not one, but two healthcare fraud lawsuits against the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital and its operator allege double-booking of surgeries that possibly put patients at risk. There are also allegations that patients are misled into assuming their procedures will be performed by experienced surgeons, when in fact residents and fellows often perform various aspects of a procedure while the primary surgeon is out of the room.
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Ohio Firm Loses Petition to Have SEC Lawsuit Dismissed
October 21, 2017. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC: An Ohio-based chemicals and roofing company accused of gouging the federal government following an investigation resulted in an SEC whistleblower lawsuit that defendant RPM International attempted to have dismissed. On September 29, however a federal judge in Washington declined to dismiss, and the whistleblower lawsuit will move forward.
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- Whistleblower Nets $2.9 Million in Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit By Anne Wallace (Oct-4-17)
- Is Fired Executive’s Case an SEC Whistleblower Lawsuit? Supreme Court to Decide By Gordon Gibb (Sep-29-17)
- Whistleblower Alleges Healthcare Fraud in Lawsuit By Gordon Gibb (Sep-7-17)
- Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit Goes After “Up Coding” By Anne Wallace (Aug-28-17)
- Healthcare Fraudsters Caught in Giant DOJ Sweep By Brenda Craig (Jul-30-17)
- Labor Department Orders Wells Fargo to Reinstate Whistleblower and Pay $577,000 in Back Wages By Deb Hipp (Jul-27-17)
- $8M Settlement Reached in Omnicare False Claims Suit By Lucy Campbell (May-18-17)
- Qui Tam Whistleblower “Double-Dipping” By Jane Mundy (Apr-6-17)
- Doctor from Dallas Collects $11.4 million for Blowing the Whistle on Healthcare Fraud By Brenda Craig (Mar-3-17)
- Qui Tam Whistleblowers and Healthcare Fraud: “It’s a Completely Criminal Enterprise” By Jane Mundy (Feb-19-17)
- Healthcare Whistleblowers Protect Patients' Rights By Heidi Turner (Jan-20-17)
- Cash for Whistleblowers in the Health Care Industry By Brenda Craig (Dec-15-16)
- Healthcare CEO Files Whistleblower Lawsuit By Heidi Turner (Feb-5-16)
- Government Whistleblower and Legal Team to Receive $20 Million By Gordon Gibb (Nov-27-12)
- Verizon Pays $93.5 Million to Settle Government Whistleblower Lawsuit By Charles Benson (Apr-8-11)
- Whistleblowers Go Directly to Attorneys—Bypass Feds By Jane Mundy (Mar-31-11)
- $23.4 Million for Medical Sales Exec Who Blew the Whistle By Brenda Craig (Mar-24-11)
- Qui Tam Whistleblower Health Fraud Lawsuit California's Largest By Gordon Gibb (Mar-22-11)
- Qui Tam Whistleblower—Not an Easy Moneymaker By Jane Mundy (Mar-16-11)
- New Food Safety Legislation to Offer Federal Whistleblower Protection By Charles Benson (Feb-24-11)
- Time to Cap Qui Tam Whistleblower Awards? By Gordon Gibb (Feb-14-11)
- "Whistleblowers Like Lottery Winners" By Jane Mundy (Feb-8-11)
- Philadelphia Is a Center for Government Whistleblowers By Charles Benson (Jan-23-11)
- Healthy Pay Day for Two Qui Tam Whistleblowers By Gordon Gibb (Jan-16-11)
- Calling All Corporate Executives with Inside Dirt—"Especially Women" By Brenda Craig (Jan-15-11)
- Lights, Action, Camera on Whistleblowers in 2011? By Jane Mundy (Jan-8-11)
- Government Whistleblower Lawsuit Cites Flaws in Rolls-Royce Plane Engines By Charles Benson (Dec-24-10)
- You Have Until Midnight to Weigh In: What Should the SEC Do with Whistleblowers? By Jane Mundy (Dec-17-10)
- Idaho Whistleblower Lawsuit Settled for $2.425 Million By Gordon Gibb (Dec-8-10)
- A Qui Tam Case in the Making? By Jane Mundy (Dec-1-10)
- Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit over Afghan Overbilling Settled By Charles Benson (Nov-19-10)
- David Pardo: Attorney, Pilot and FAA Whistleblower By Jane Mundy (Nov-9-10)
- Christus Settlement Part of Larger $62.9 Million Qui Tam Whistleblower Case By Gordon Gibb (Nov-2-10)
- Qui Tam Whistleblower—$750 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement By Jane Mundy (Oct-28-10)
- Glaxo $750 Million Settlement Fourth-Largest in History By Gordon Gibb (Oct-28-10)
- AARP Joins Forces with Qui Tam Whistleblower By Jane Mundy (Oct-20-10)
- Allstate Subject of Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit By Gordon Gibb (Oct-7-10)
- Omnicare Qui Tam Whistleblowers By Jane Mundy (Sep-29-10)
- New York Law Expands Scope of Qui Tam Lawsuits By Charles Benson (Sep-19-10)
- Qui Tam Whistleblowers in Line for $37.8 Million By Gordon Gibb (Sep-12-10)