False Claims Act/Qui Tam
"Current developments in whistle-blower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act and other news."
Author: Phillips & Cohen has offices in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. The firm also authors Tax Fraud Blog.
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Recent Posts from False Claims Act/Qui Tam
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Congressional Research Service report on the False Claims Act
The Congressional Research Service has released a report on the False Claims Act, Qui Tam: The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes. CRS is a department within the Library of Congress that provides policy…
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Hospitals settle kyphoplasty fraud suit for $8.3 million
Six hospitals in Indiana and Alabama will pay the United States more than $8 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Dept. of…
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Pfizer's payment of $2.3 billion is largest healthcare fraud settlement ever, DOJ says
The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that Pfizer Inc. will pay $2.3 billion in civil False Claims Act damages and criminal fines to resolve allegations that the company illegally promoted a number of its drugs…
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Covenant Medical Center settles FCA suit
The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that Covenant Medical Center will pay $4.5 million to settle a False Claims Act suit.The suit alleged that Covenant violated the Stark Law, which prohibits a hospital from profiting…
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Whistleblower suits target fraud by ablation companies
Endoscopic Technologies Inc. (Estech), a medical device manufacturer, will pay the federal government $1.4 million to resolve a whistleblower suit alleging violations of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Dept. of Justice announced.The suit claimed…
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FINRA acts to protect municipal bond investors
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it will be surveying retail sales practices in the municipal securities market.FINRA investigators are conducting sweeps to gather information in three distinct areas: industry sales to retail…
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Sen. Grassley has questions for medical journals
Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican member of the Finance Committee, wants leading medical journals to outline their policies on ghostwriting.Sen. Grassley has sent a letter to eight medical journals as part of his inquiry…
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SEC whistleblower program should emulate FCA, lawyer says
In an letter to the Financial Times, attorney Erika Kelton says that the proposed bounty program for SEC whistleblowers could be more effective.Kelton, a partner at Phillips & Cohen LLP, recommends that the program include…
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Supreme Court to hear FCA case on public disclosure bar
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether whistleblower lawsuits are restricted if the information behind the lawsuits came out in state or local agency reports or audits, rather than in…
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Increased FCA exposure for broker-dealers who advise public entities?
The Obama Administration has released a blueprint for regulatory overhaul, Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation. Among the changes proposed is one that could have False Claims Act ramifications: the establishment of a fiduciary duty…