Fraud
February 10, 2014
A lawsuit against StarKist’s parent company, Dongwon Industries (Dongwon), has been filed under the False Claims Act for making false statements to secure vessel certification and fishing licenses, Undercurrent News announced last week.
Allegedly, Dongwon knowingly submitted false information to obtain documentation allowing two Korean owned companies, Majestic Blue and...
Dongwon Industries, False Claims Act, Fraud, liscences, qui tam lawsuit, Whistleblower Act, whistleblower attorneys
January 21, 2014
RehabCare Group Inc. has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme related to the referral of nursing home businesses, the Justice Department announced last week.
RehabCare allegedly arranged to obtain Rehab Systems of Missouri’s contracts to provide therapy to patients residing...
January 8, 2014
Dr. Ravi Sharma has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that he and his clinics violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for vein injections and physician office visits performed by unqualified personnel, the Justice Department announced yesterday.
Sharma, who owned and operated the clinic Premier Vein Centers, allegedly messaged his office manager...
False Claims Act, Fraud, Medicare Fraud, qui tam lawsuit, Sharma, Whistleblower Act, whistleblower attorneys
March 9, 2013
New York-based Corning Incorporated has agreed to pay $5.65 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations that it knowingly presented false claims for laboratory research products it sold to federal agencies through its Life Sciences division.
In 2005, Corning entered a contract to sell laboratory research products to the federal government through a program that...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, Fraud, Fraud Against Government, Government Contract, Whistleblowers
February 22, 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it was joining a civil lawsuit alleging that Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and Tailwind Sports LLC and Tailwind Sports Corporation (Tailwind) submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in connection with its sponsorship of a professional bicycle racing team by regularly employing...
February 11, 2013
A dermatologist in Venice, Florida, has agreed to pay $26.1 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by accepting illegal kickbacks from a pathology laboratory and by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services, the U.S. Justice Department announced today. The settlement is the largest ever with an individual under the False Claims...
January 15, 2013
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Justice Department officials have recommended joining a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by former teammate Floyd Landis that alleges that Lance Armstrong and team managers defrauded the U.S. government when they accepted money from the U.S. Postal Service and then violated their contract by using performance-enhancing drugs...
January 1, 2013
On January 1, 2013, the amendments to the California False Claims Act, signed into law last year by Governor Jerry Brown, took effect. The amendments, among other things, expand the definition of a claim under the state False Claims Act, increase the civil penalties for each violation of the law, and provide qui tam plaintiffs with up to 33% of the proceeds of the action or...
December 6, 2012
Healthpoint Ltd. and DFB Pharmaceuticals have agreed to pay up to $48 million to resolve allegations that Healthpoint caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid programs for a non-FDA approved skin ointment, Xenaderm. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Healthpoint misrepresented Xenaderm’s regulatory status in its government reports and...
October 11, 2012
Yesterday, President Obama issued a Presidential Policy Directive to protect national security and intelligence community whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting violations law, gross waste or mismanagement, and abuse of authority, among other activities.
The Chanler Group, in association with the Hirst Law Group, represents whistleblowers who take action under the False...
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