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Honeywell International Hit With $45 Million False Claims Suit

Litigation involving the False Claims Act (“FCA”) often invokes complex civil procedure challenges. For this reason, FCA cases tend to take significantly longer than other types of cases and may require several motions, hearings, and discovery requests. An FCA case begins when a plaintiff, also known as a whistleblower, relator, […]

Prominent U.S. Pharmacy Escapes Price Inflation Lawsuit; Reveals Need for Qui Tam Attorneys

The False Claims Act is a federal statute enacted to prevent and punish fraud in the use of government funds. In other words, it works as a protection for taxpayers and is pivotal in the recovery of billions of dollars each year. Generally speaking, any private individual with firsthand knowledge […]

Whistleblower Attorneys Allege Unlawful Penny-Swapping Scheme Against Brinks

As we reported yesterday, whistleblower cases can occur pursuant to some of the most bizarre and unexpected fact patterns. Ranging from corporate fraud and insider trading, to food stamp scams and wayward podiatrists, whistleblower cases span the gamut of ways in which crafty scammers work to defraud taxpayers out of […]

Uncommon and Obscure Fact Patterns in False Claims Act Cases

The False Claims Act has uncovered, and continues to uncover, a bevy of corporate greed, healthcare deception and dishonest behavior. Many cases involve fraud pertaining to a Medicaid, Medicare, or defense contract. However, every now and then, an FCA case will bring about an unusual fact pattern or involve parties […]

The Importance of Whistleblowers – Part Five: Legal Protections the Obligation of Our Laws

Over the past week, we have explored several assertions advanced in a recent report by the National Whistleblowers Center, a non-profit, non-partisan group working to advance the cause of whistleblowers facing workplace retaliation. As we discussed previously, the Chamber of Commerce through its Institute for Legal Reform, presented a view […]