Anyone with insider knowledge who identifies and exposes defrauding, stealing and cheating government programs can file a qui tam lawsuit. This led to 598 lawsuits on behalf of the government in 2021, which recovered $5.6 billion in judgments under the False Claim Act...
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Qui Tam Cases
Aerojet pays $9 million for federal cybersecurity violations
We often write about regulatory violations related to the healthcare industry or finance, but the government investigates a wide range of cases. For example, the Department of Justice announced a few months ago that defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. settled...
Biogen pays $900 million in fines for improper physician payments
The pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations that the company caused false billing submissions to Medicare and Medicaid. The company was accused of paying illegal kickbacks to doctors who...
What does a whistleblower stand to gain? Understanding a qui tam action
Defrauding the government is a serious crime. If you work for an organization with this type of dishonest business practice, you may have questions about your own recourse. Is it safe to report your employer? Would doing so be putting your job in jeopardy? Here are...
Can the Feds have a qui tam case dismissed?
On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that hinges on whether the federal government can drop cases taken up on its behalf as a qui tam action. The dispute involves whether the government can drop the case regardless of whether the relator or...
Witness illegal corporate behavior? 3 benefits to whistleblowing.
A whistleblower is someone who provides information about a private or public organization’s illegal, unethical, or unsafe practices. They report fraud, abuse, or corruption. They can come in the form of an employee within a large organization that has information not...
New York’s Medicaid fraud protections are substantial
New York State is one of 32 that have their qui tam statute. Like other statutes at the state and federal level, the New York State False Claims Act (NYFCA) empowers whistleblowers to file lawsuits against companies and individuals who submit fraudulent claims to the...
Whistleblowers help DOJ recover billions
The Department of Justice recovered over $1.6 billion thanks to qui tam whistleblower lawsuits in the fiscal year 2021, which is October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. The qui tam provisions under the False Claim Act empower private citizens to file lawsuits on...
Hyundai safety engineer awarded $24.3 million
A former employee of Hyundai received the largest whistleblower award in automotive industry history when the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) bestowed $24.3 million. This was due to a 2016 report filed by the whistleblower, who pointed...
Diabetic shoe company to pay $5.5 million
The Florida-based Foot Care Store, which did business as Dia-Foot, agreed to pay $5,538,338 to settle allegations that it violated the false claim act between 2013 and 2018. The settlement resulted from a former employee filing a claim – and they will subsequently...
