November 14, 2013
False Claims Act Legal News
In November 2013, medical supply giant Johnson & Johnson paid a $2.2 billion settlement over claims of off-label marketing and unlawful kickbacks. Additionally, the settlement results in the largest whistleblower payout ever: $167 million. Johnson & Johnson entered into the agreement after widespread allegations it marketed its mental health drugs […]
November 13, 2013
False Claims Act Legal News
Over the past several posts, we have discussed a number of proposed changes offered by the Institute for Legal Reform at its recent summit over the federal False Claims Act. The FCA is a piece of legislation, introduced during the Civil War, which works to recoup money taken from the […]
November 12, 2013
False Claims Act Legal News
Over the past several days, we have discussed the proposed changes to the federal False Claims Act, a statute highly-touted as one of the most successful pieces of legislation in American history. The first proposed change attacks the current treble damages calculation for companies found to be in violation of […]
November 8, 2013
Military Contractor Fraud
The federal False Claims Act is a statute concerned with eliminating misspending and misrepresentations with regard to private use of public money. While many of our stories involve healthcare fraud claims under the FCA, a recent case stemming out of George Washington University, located in Washington D.C., highlights the need […]
November 7, 2013
False Claims Act Legal News
Yesterday, we introduced a series detailing proposed changes to the False Claims Act. These ideas are purported by the Institute for Legal Reform to be a fairer, more evenhanded approach to the allegedly disproportionate distribution of justice under the current FCA. For instance, the ILR believes in a multiplier system […]
November 5, 2013
False Claims Act Legal News
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 […]
November 4, 2013
Omnicare
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
False Claims Act Legal News
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
False Claims Act Legal News
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
False Claims Act Legal News
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
False Claims Act Legal News
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 […]
October 22, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
Any individual with original information about fraudulent Medicaid or Medicare claims may come forward as a whistleblower under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). Under the FCA, it is considered against the law for a doctor to offer or implant a medical device that is known to be faulty and […]