By Steve Kardell | Published July 13, 2017 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: 2.6 Million Settlement, False Claims Act, medicare false claims, whistleblower |
Sleep Disorder Clinic Must Pay $2.6 Million Settlement in Case Launched by Whistleblower’s Complaint
The Bay Sleep Clinic in California has agreed to pay a settlement of $2.6 million in a case related to allegations that it made false Medicare claims over the course of about 15 years. The U.S. government’s lawsuit came on the heels of a similar claim filed by whistleblower Elma Dresser in 2012. Dresser, a Read More
Read MoreCity of San Francisco to Pay $2 Million to Former Prosecutor After Jury Verdict
A former San Francisco prosecutor will receive a $2 million award after a jury found that her employer retaliated against her for investigating corruption within city government. Jurors agreed with Joanne Hoeper’s claims that the city was in violation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act and False Claims Act when it terminated her employment in Read More
Read MoreWal-Mart Must Pay $5.5 Million for Retaliating Against Whistleblower
A former Wal-Mart worker will receive more than $5.5 million in both punitive and noneconomic damages after a federal jury in Connecticut found that the company retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination in the workplace. While the jury disagreed with the plaintiff’s claim that Wal-Mart discriminated against him when the store fired him in Read More
Read MoreFormer JPMorgan VP Sues Company, Claiming Whistleblower Retaliation
A former securities broker with JPMorgan & Co. is accusing the company of terminating his employment after he reported potential violations of the Dodd-Frank Act. According to the former employee’s lawsuit, his supervisors also punished him after he refused to help erase records that showed the company lied to customers about the rates of return Read More
Read MoreHealthcare Professionals Can Receive Large Awards for Uncovering Illegal Practices in Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Industries
Medical doctors, pharmaceutical representatives and other healthcare professionals may be able to collect awards if they report valuable information and proof to regulators that a drug company is knowingly selling ineffective or dangerous medications to the public. According to the Corporate Whistleblower Center, these rewards can be quite large. In fact, in a recent case, Read More
Read MoreNew York’s Whistleblower Law Encourages Reports of Possible Tax Fraud
The Corporate Whistleblower Center, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group, reports that New York remains the only state in the country that provides meaningful awards to whistleblowers who offer proof of sales tax or income tax fraud to regulatory officials. This gives employees a great incentive to come forward with information if they become aware of Read More
Read MoreA Clear Whistleblower Policy Can Benefit Your Business
If you own or operate a business, you might not have thought much about what would happen if an individual within your organization blows the whistle on potential illegal or unethical activities. Having a whistleblower policy in place can help protect your company and ensure that your employees feel they are protected if they believe Read More
Read MoreSEC Accepts Tips, Even if Investigation is Already Open
After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened an investigation into potential wrongdoing, some people make the mistake of believing they would no longer be able to collect a whistleblower award if they were to come forward with information. However, that’s not the case at all. If you have information that can aid Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Claims UnitedHealth Group Involved in Medicare Overbilling
A whistleblower has made claims that UnitedHealth Group, a Minnesota-based company, has committed Medicare fraud by submitting false information related to patient conditions. If the claim is true, it could mean that the large healthcare provider defrauded the program out of hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of several years. The whistleblower says Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Receives $545,000 After Enforcement Action Against Bay Sleep Clinic
A sleep technician in California will receive a $545,000 award for serving as a whistleblower in a case involving the Bay Sleep Clinic and several of its affiliates. Bay Sleep Clinic recently settled the case with the U.S. Department of Justice for $2.6 million. The action stemmed from allegations that the company and its affiliates Read More
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