Whistleblower Law Insights

Allergen, Inc., the maker of Botox Therapeutic, has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million, following the criminal and civil accusations that it was actively promoting Botox for “off-label” uses...

This month’s New York False Claims Act amendment has received attention from the New York Times blogger Nicholas Confessore, who notes that the new law could “sharply expand investigations of wealthy...

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced today that his Medicaid Fraud Control unit has recovered over $400 million since 2007, following numerous investigations into the activities of various...

A case filed under the False Claims Act has resulted in the payment of $6.9 million to the United States by energy companies Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration & Production Inc. and Marathon Oil Company,...

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is encouraging those with knowledge of fraud in the health care and pharmaceutical industries to come forward and act as whistleblowers, by reminding workers in those...

New York Governor David Paterson signed into law today a bill that amends the New York False Claims Act, strengthening the act so as to be “at least as effective as the federal Act.” In addition to...

Student lender Netlet said today that it has agreed to pay a $55 million settlement, resulting from a whistleblower case that was set to begin trial on Tuesday, but was delayed by the judge so as to facilitate...

The Illinois False Claims Act has been strengthened by a bill passed today that will provide increased protection and reward for whistleblowers, as well improve the State’s ability to recover the high...

EMC Corp., a maker of data storage machines, has agreed to pay the federal government $87.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-kickback Act. The suit alleged...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will pay $520 million to settle allegations of off-label marketing. Charges that the company illegally marketed the anti-psychotic...