Whistleblower Law Insights

PolyMedica Corp., a medical supply company, has reached a tentative $35 million settlement with the federal government over alleged Medicare fraud. The company was alleged to have shipped diabetes test...

Thomas Armbruster, a West Pasco, Florida obstetrician, will pay $577,000 to settle charges that he billed Medicaid for birthing services that were performed by nurse midwives. In addition to representing...

Custer Battles, a firm with $100 million in Iraqi security contracts, has been charged in a whistleblower lawsuit with repeatedly billing the occupation authorities for nonexistent services or at grossly...

Photon Research Associates and its chief executive have paid $1.9 million to settle charges that the firm inflated labor costs on government contracts. The suit was brought by a whistleblower under the...

Genentech is the latest biotech company to be served with subpoenas relating to drug promotion. It is believed that the investigation concerns off-label marketing of Rituxan, a cancer drug. Doctors may...

Johnson & Johnson has received a subpoena requesting documents about the sales and marketing of Procrit, a prescription treatment for anemia. Sales representatives of drug companies are not allowed...

Doctor’s Choice Medical Equipment has agreed to pay more than $1.38 million to settle charges that it defrauded both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The company double-billed the programs for...

The Boeing Co. has agreed to pay the United States government $6 million to settle charges that the firm used Russian-melted titanium in the manufacture of military aircraft. The contract required the...

New York University Downtown Hospital has agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve charges that it billed Medicaid for obstetric services that were provided by midwives and residents but billed as though...

The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has begun an administrative process against PharMerica Drug Systems, a large institutional pharmacy. The IG is seeking...