By Steve Kardell | Published April 16, 2018 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: child deaths in Arizona, dental clinics, False Claims Act, Kool Smiles Dental Clinics |
Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to Pay Nearly $24 Million to Settle FCA Case
A national chain of dental clinics that has been connected to a pair of child deaths in Arizona will be forced to pay $23.9 million to the United States government and 17 states after it allegedly submitted false claims to Medicaid programs in those states. The settlement announcement came from the U.S. Department of Justice, Read More
Read MoreTips for Preventing Harassment Claims in the Restaurant Industry
Many high-profile figures have been accused of sexual harassment within the last year and essentially seen their careers come to an end as a result. In this environment, it is important for business owners in all industries, including the restaurant industry, to have frank discussions about the state of their harassment policies and, if they Read More
Read MorePanama City Beach Faces Whistleblower Lawsuit
A former employee for the Panama City Beach building department filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city, alleging she was forced to endure a hostile work environment after reporting instances of discrimination against her due to her age, gender and disability. The plaintiff is Heidi Murray, who officially filed the lawsuit on January 4 in Read More
Read MoreK-Mart to Settle Drug Overcharge Whistleblower Case for $32 Million
K-Mart Corp. agreed to pay $32.3 million to the federal government to settle lawsuit in which it was alleged that K-Mart’s pharmacies overcharged federal healthcare programs. The Department of Justice announced the settlement agreement, which was part of a larger $59 million settlement that included resolution of insurance and Medicaid claims against the retail corporation. Read More
Read MoreWhistleblowers Who File Late May Not Receive Awards
A pair of recent victories by defendants in False Claims Act lawsuits demonstrates the importance of speaking up quickly for whistleblowers who wish to share in fraud enforcement action recoveries. Two companies, PharMerica and Biotronik, both came out victorious in FCA lawsuits filed by whistleblowers that contained somewhat overlapping allegations with previously filed FCA lawsuits. Read More
Read MoreBanc of California Whistleblower’s Salacious Allegations Made Public
According to a recently filed whistleblower lawsuit, Banc of California Inc., which is under investigation by federal regulators after being linked to a con man’s illegal activity, allegedly inflated its profits while ignoring a top executive in the corporation using company money to pay for strippers. According to the lawsuit, a decision by company management Read More
Read MoreWall Street, Pay Attention: Whistleblowers Will Reap $45 Million in CFTC Awards in 2018
In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act created whistleblower programs under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). For the most part, it’s been the SEC’s program that has garnered headlines in these first eight years. However, experts believe the CFTC program is about to begin making headlines of its own. Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Claims Medicaid Managed Firm Repeatedly and Improperly Denied Care
This fall, an executive at SynerMed, one of the largest physician-practice management firms in the nation, provided a report to her bosses that detailed how the company had improperly denied care to thousands of Medicaid patients and developed a system of falsifying documents to hide the evidence. The confidential report stated that the violations were Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Reveals Healthcare Fraud Scheme in Twin Cities
Information a whistleblower provided recently led to federal prosecutors bringing a fraud case against a dermatology chain in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. According to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis, Skin Care Doctors and its founder, Michael Ebertz, settled the case with a payment of $850,000. Prosecutors alleged the practice routinely Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court to Hear Case Involving Whistleblower Retaliation
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will take up a case that could determine if corporate whistleblowers have the same protections against retaliation when they report their concerns about misconduct internally as they do when they report them to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The case in question is Digital Realty Trust v. Somers. Read More
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