Whistleblowers alerting the government to alleged fraudulent conduct by the Ohio-based drug distributor, Cardinal Health, Inc., have been awarded $2.6 million for their role in a lawsuit based on alleged fraudulent dealings by the company.
In January, the Department of Justice announced a $13.125 million settlement with Cardinal Health, a wholesale pharmaceutical distribution company based
Two former employees of New York and New Jersey pain management practices owned by Amit Poonia, MD were awarded nearly one million dollars after alerting the government to improper billing practices amounting to serious violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and other federal laws. Last month, the Department of Justice announced a $7.4 million
The Most Active Firms In Public False Claims Cases
by Daniel Wilson, Law360
Whistleblower law specialist Phillips & Cohen LLP fielded the most false claims cases of any plaintiffs firm over the past five years, while Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP was defendants’ most frequent choice, according to a new report.
Of 2,429
Five men are behind bars after being convicted of blatant fraud against taxpayers and the United States. According to court records, the men concocted a scheme to relabel Chinese-made goods as made in America and sell them to Uncle Sam. But that wasn’t enough. One of the men falsely claimed that he was a service-disabled
The whistleblower team at Mahany Law has long been at the forefront of fighting greed and corporate corruption. That includes representing whistleblowers with inside knowledge of fraud by defense contractors. The U.S. government spends billions of dollars per year on our defense. Money that comes from taxpayers, you, and me.
Some experts estimate that level
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Patients Harmed Because of Defective Catheters Made by Cordis Corporation May be Entitled to Substantial Damages.
The FDA has announced a recall of Cordis SUPER TORQUE MB Angiographic Catheter with Radiopaque Marker Bands due to the potential for the marker bands to move or dislodge during procedures. The agency
That’s not a misprint. A whistleblower is about to receive $28 million for blowing the whistle on healthcare fraud. Even crazier, the whistleblower was only with the company that broke the law for a few short months.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee says a call center employee will receive over $28 million for
FDA, Prosecutors Cracking Down on Pharmaceutical Companies and Labs that Use False Clinical Trial Data
There is probably not a person alive in the United States today that doesn’t know how quickly the pharmaceutical industry moved to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. When President Trump and Dr. Fauci announced that a vaccine could be developed and
Spoofing Whistleblowers Eligible for Millions in SEC and CFTC Cash Rewards
Recently there has been an uptick of traders being accused of spoofing. Today, two former Merrill Lynch traders were convicted of criminal spoofing charges in a Chicago federal court.
Spoofing involves rapidly sending many deceptive orders that can mislead traders into thinking supply and
Everything You Need to Know about Building Collapse Lawsuits and How to Prevent Tragedy from Striking
Less than one day after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominiums in Surfside, Florida, the first lawsuit was filed. Two days after the tragic collapse, at least one law firm launched a “Florida Building Collapse” website. While
