Whistleblower Law Insights

A Federal District Court judge in Chicago has ruled that insurance company Amerigroup Corp. and its affiliate Amerigroup Illinois owe more than $334 million in damages and penalties for discriminating...

A Massachusetts man, whose information led to charges of trading abuses at Putnam Investments, will appear before a state appeals court next week to try to obtain a portion of the settlement Putnam paid....

Colquitt Regional Medical Center (CRMC) of Moultrie, Georgia, has agreed to pay the federal government $475,000 to settle allegations that CRMC overcharged the government for home health services. The...

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held hearings in February where witnesses, including a U.S. associate deputy attorney general, testified that drug makers have been systematically...

A class-action lawsuit brought by FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers includes allegations that the company violated the Nevada False Claims Act by making false statements and records in order to conceal,...

The Florida Attorney General’s office announced in a February 23, 2007 press release that Vidya Bhoolai, the owner of two assisted living facilities, was found civilly liable for fraudulently billing...

Maximus, Inc., a Virginia company which did consulting work for the District of Columbia, either “willfully or recklessly” submitted inaccurate Medicaid bills on behalf of the District, according...

The Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal reported on February 13, 2007 that the U.S. Dept. of justice will intervene in a whistle-blower suit against HealthEssentials. The Louisville company filed for...

The New York Times (subscription required) reported in a February 4, 2007 article that Westchester County has been sued under the federal False Claims Act for failing to provide fair and affordable housing....

The January 29, 2007 issue of the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that Greenlight Capital, a hedge fund, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that Business Loan Express (BLX)...