Whistleblower Law Insights

New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has asked state lawmakers to pass two bills he says are needed to rein in Mediacid fraud. One is a state version of the federal false claims act, which would...

A federal district court judge in Virginia has ruled that the False Claims Act does not apply to contractors who were paid by the coalition authority using Iraqi oil money. The False Claims Act, widely...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice has filed suit against a maker of bulletproof vests and a ballistic fiber supplier. The complaint alleges that Second Chance Body Armor Inc. and its fiber supplier, Toyobo Co.,...

Americhoice of Pennsylvania, a managed care company, has agreed to pay $1.6 million to resolve charges that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to process or pay providers’ health claims...

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey was warned by its lawyer in 2001 that it had been double billing Medicaid since the mid-1990’s. The university billed the health insurance program...

Humanscale Corporation (formerly Softview Computer Products) will pay the United States $9 million to resolve allegations that the company failed to disclose all discount and pricing information to government...

Caremark, Inc. a pharmacy benefits manager, is facing two whistle-blower lawsuits alleging fraudulent practices. One filed in U.S. District Court in San Antonio alleges Caremark billed Medicaid for prescription...

Weill Medical College of Cornell University will pay $4.4 million to settle allegations of research grant fraud. The government alleged that Weill violated the False Claims Act by improperly reporting...

Dr. Philip A. Chiotellis of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has been charged by the U.S. Attorney in Boston with billing Medicare for thousands of cardiovascular stress tests rather than the cardiac rehabilitation...

Anco-Tech, a manufacturer of titanium tubing for military aircraft that has gone out of business, was indicted for certifying equipment sold to Boeing and Bell Helicopter from 1995 to 2002. Boeing and...