By Steve Kardell | Published March 14, 2016 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: healthcare fraud, Kmart violation of False Claims Act |
Kmart Pays $1.4 Million Settlement in Medicare Fraud Case
The Kmart Corporation has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations by the federal government that it violated the False Claims Act. The U.S. Department of Justice said Kmart was accused of inducing beneficiaries under Medicare to fill prescriptions at Kmart pharmacies. According to reports, Kmart let Medicare beneficiaries use coupons from drug manufacturers Read More
Read MoreFirst ACA Whistleblower Claim Resolved with $6.88 Million Settlement
In the first-ever healthcare fraud lawsuit resulting from whistleblower actions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a provider of home medical care services to medically vulnerable children has agreed to pay a settlement worth $6.8 million. As a part of the settlement, the two whistleblowers who alerted authorities to the company’s wrongdoing split Read More
Read MoreSEC Clarifies Discrepancy in Whistleblower Definitions
An important milestone in U.S. whistleblower protections came last August when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clarified some existing discrepancies in what constitutes “whistleblowers” and the protections afforded to them. There had previously been some questions as to whether whistleblowers were entitled to protection under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Read More
Read MoreDC Circuit Rules Internal Investigation Documents Protected from Disclosure in FCA Cases
In a ruling that reversed the decision of a lower court, the D.C. Circuit recently determined that specific documents detailing internal audits are to be considered protected from disclosure under attorney-client privilege rules. The district court’s initial ruling had called for KBR, Inc. to produce various documents as evidence. The circuit court’s reversal, however, came Read More
Read MoreWhy Do So Many Courts Have Differing Opinions on Whistleblower Protections Under Dodd-Frank?
The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 contains a number of important rules regarding the protection of employees who blow the whistle on corporate wrongdoing. Numerous corporations have tried to strike down these rules by lobbying the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but the federal agency realizes just how important it is to have comprehensive whistleblower protections Read More
Read MoreNew OSHA Directive Will Help to Create Earlier Resolutions of Whistleblower Complaints
In August, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a variety of new policies to apply a new process that aim to create earlier, more efficient resolutions of whistleblower disputes. The new process will be used alongside regional alternative dispute resolution programs (ADR) as part of OSHA’s overall enforcement of whistleblower policies. ADR programs Read More
Read MoreGenesis Healthcare Faces FCA Action After Claims of Unnecessary Treatments
A group of therapists has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against Genesis Healthcare LLC, claiming the organization was regularly overcharging the government for therapies and putting its patients through a number of unnecessary treatments to make more money. The plaintiffs in the suit are four occupational therapists and a speech therapist, all of whom Read More
Read More$20 Million Whistleblower Suit Filed Against Morgan Stanley
Two former brokers for Morgan Stanley who worked at the midtown Manhattan branch of the firm filed a lawsuit against the company and a manager of the branch worth $20 million in damages, claiming they were wrongfully fired after reporting alleged securities violations and fraud occurring at the branch. The employees are James Boland and Read More
Read MoreSOX Whistleblower Protection Still Important Remedy in Wake of Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy
The recent Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy case showed us that the whistleblower protections afforded in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are still extremely important and relevant, despite many predictions that the whistleblower provision of the Dodd-Frank Act would make them obsolete. Claims under SOX remain an excellent remedy for whistleblowers who have been victims of retaliation in the Read More
Read MoreKey Highlights from the SEC’s 2015 Annual Whistleblower Report
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower released its yearly report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program to Congress in November. The report includes a variety of information about the OWB’s various activities and payouts for the fiscal year 2015. The following is some of the most interesting information found in the report: Since Read More
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