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Institute for Legal Reform Considers Changes to False Claims Act – Part One

As we have so often reported in the past, the False Claims Act and its state-level counterparts are some of the most successful pieces of legislation in American history. Beginning in the Civil War era, the FCA has proven integral in recover billions of U.S. tax dollars from the hands […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]