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November 4, 2013 General

Omnicare: We Have the Facts, Now What Does it all Mean?

Berger Montague, one of the nation’s preeminent whistleblower law firms, recently announced its $120 million victory against pharmacy services company Omnicare, Inc. The settlement enters the record books as the highest-ever False Claims Act settlement wherein the U.S. government did not intervene. We reported last week about Omnicare’s extensive experience […]
November 1, 2013 General

Berger Montague Announces Nationwide Series of Suits on Omnicare’s ‘Swapping’ Scheme–Pt 2

In yesterday’s post, we discussed the details of the case we are working on against Omnicare, Inc. and various other pharmacy service companies. We provided an in-depth look into Medicare Part A and D benefits and how Omnicare was profiting from kickbacks offered to nursing homes desperate to provide cost-effective […]
October 28, 2013 General

Berger Montague Proudly Announces $120 Million Whistleblower Settlement Against Omnicare

At Berger and Montague, we pride ourselves on effective, thorough representation of individual whistleblowers eager to expose fraudulent misconduct against the government. As you may have gathered from previous posts, the U.S. government does not always intervene in every whistleblower case. However, we remain dedicated to our clients and continue […]
October 24, 2013 General

New Study Reveals False Claims Act Worth Every Penny

The Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of fraud committed against the government, such as healthcare, Medicaid and Medicare fraud. In its new study, it has concluded that for every $1 invested in fighting fraud, lawsuits arising under the FCA return nearly $20. […]
October 23, 2013 General

Retail Giant K-Mart to Pay Millions for Violations of False Claims Act

In a press release issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it was announced that K-Mart has agreed to pay the United States and 32 participating states $2.55 million to settle allegations of false prescription claims. Under the False Claims Act, which has been ratified or closely mimicked by several […]