Whistleblower Law Insights

Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle claims that it improperly switched patients to different versions of the prescription drugs Ranitidine, Fluoxetine and Eldepryl in order to increase...

The Government Accountability Project and American University Washington College of Law are sponsoring a conference on whistleblower rights. The Emerging Era in Whistleblower Rights and the Public’s...

In a unanimous opinion by Justice Samuel Alioto, the U.S. Supreme Court Court raised the government’s burden of proof in subcontractor fraud suits under the False Claims Act. In Allison Engine v. U.S....

Hartford Hospital will reimburse the Medicare program $788,960 to settle allegations that it overcharged the government for certain cancer treatments over a four-year period. The False Claims Act suit...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that it settled a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate the market for the transportation of household goods belonging to military and Defense...

Michael A. Rosin, a former dermatologist in Sarasota, Florida, will pay $11 million to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud. The whistleblowers who originated the False Claims Act suit accused Rosin of...

Medtronic Inc. will pay $75 million to resolve claims that a company it purchased engaged in Medicare fraud, according to the Boston Globe and the New York Times. The whistleblower suit was brought by...

Baptist Health South Florida Inc. will pay the United States $7,775,000 to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act and the Stark Statute between 2003 and 2005. The government alleged that the...

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), an information technology and business services company, will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations that it solicited and received improper payments on technology...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the settlement of a customs fraud case for $2.8 million. The suit, which originated as a whistleblower complaint, involved...