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Whistleblowers Collect More than $4.2 Million in False Claims Act Cases Involving Unnecessary Surgeries and Financial Misconduct

A pair of physicians acted as whistleblowers recently, initiating False Claims Act cases against a neurosurgeon and his two medical device companies. The whistleblowers received 20 percent of the $4.4 million total recovery under the False Claims Act, and also received separate settlements for cases involving that same neurosurgeon, including one award of $3.4 million. Read More

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Whistleblowers Collect More than $4.2 Million in False Claims Act Cases Involving Unnecessary Surgeries and Financial Misconduct

A pair of physicians acted as whistleblowers recently, initiating False Claims Act cases against a neurosurgeon and his two medical device companies. The whistleblowers received 20 percent of the $4.4 million total recovery under the False Claims Act, and also received separate settlements for cases involving that same neurosurgeon, including one award of $3.4 million. Read More

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Former Amazon Employee Files Whistleblower Complaint Alleging Wrongful Termination Over Raising COVID Safety Concerns

A former employee of Amazon claims she was fired from the company’s sorting center in Thornton, Colorado after repeatedly raising concerns about the COVID-19 risks in the facility. In response, she filed a whistleblower complaint with the state’s labor department that could lead to a lawsuit. Case background The employee, Linda Rodriguez, said her concerns Read More

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CareCloud Settles Kickback Claim Initiated by Whistleblower for $3.8 MIllion

CareCloud, an HER company based in Miami, agreed to a $3.8 million settlement in a whistleblower claim alleging the company illegally paid kickbacks to healthcare providers to boost its product sales. The scheme represented violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act. The whistleblower, Ada de la Vega, worked as a senior manager Read More

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Whistleblower Receives Award in False Claims Act Case Relating to Billing Violations Against Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Care Providers

The U.S. Department of Justice settled a False Claims Act lawsuit against Massachusetts Eye and Ear (encompassing several care providers), with the organization agreeing to pay $2.675 million in the case. The organization provides both inpatient and outpatient care to people with a variety of eye, ear, nose and throat health problems. According to the Read More

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Jury Issues $11 Million Award to IBM Manager who was Fired After Reporting Bias

A federal jury in Washington state recently awarded $11 million to an IBM manager who was fired after complaining about racial discrimination. Scott Kingston, the manager in question, was retaliated against after he spoke up about concerns regarding a black sales representative who he believed to have been denied sales commissions he had earned. According Read More

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EEOC Sues Georgia Company for Employee Harassment and Wrongful Termination

In a recent lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claimed Peachstate Health Management LLC (dba AEON Global Health) violated federal laws by subjecting a black female client services employee to a hostile work environment based on her race and sex, and then fired her after she complained about her treatment. The lawsuit will Read More

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Whistleblower Receives Award in False Claims Act Case Relating to Billing Violations Against Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Care Providers

The U.S. Department of Justice settled a False Claims Act lawsuit against Massachusetts Eye and Ear (encompassing several care providers), with the organization agreeing to pay $2.675 million in the case. The organization provides both inpatient and outpatient care to people with a variety of eye, ear, nose and throat health problems. According to the Read More

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Jury Issues $11 Million Award to IBM Manager who was Fired After Reporting Bias

A federal jury in Washington state recently awarded $11 million to an IBM manager who was fired after complaining about racial discrimination. Scott Kingston, the manager in question, was retaliated against after he spoke up about concerns regarding a black sales representative who he believed to have been denied sales commissions he had earned. According Read More

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Court Rules Whistleblower Claim Against Medtronic May Continue

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently cleared the way for a whistleblower lawsuit against Medtronic to continue. The lawsuit alleges the medical devices company fraudulently obtained clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for several of its spinal fusion devices. A lawsuit had initially been dismissed in a California district court in Read More

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