Whistleblower Law Insights

Medco, a pharmacy benefits manager, failed in its attempt to have a whistleblower lawsuit dismissed. The court refused to dismiss the suit, which alleges that Medco Health Solutions failed to pass along...

Gold Banc announced that Silver Acquisition Corp., with whom it has a merger agreement, has cut its offering price, asserting that a proposed settlement in a False Claims Act suit against Gold may adversely...

The federal government has intervened in a False Claims Act suit that claims several companies defrauded the government by falsifying safety tests for compressed gas cylinders. The cylinders are used to...

Omnicare of Maine will pay $1.08 million to the state of Maine to settle charges that it switched patients from prescribed tablets of an anti-ulcer drug to unprescribed capsules. The state said that the...

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has announced he will join Alameda County in a False Claims Act suit against Diebold Elections Systems. The suit alleges that the company sold Alameda County software...

Cushman and Wakefield and Interior Systems Inc. have agreed to pay the federal government $8.4 million in settlement of a False Claims Act lawsuit. The suit alleged that the companies underpaid the postage...

A second whistleblower suit has been filed alleging illegal kickbacks to physicians by medical technology giant Medtronic. The suit, filed under the Federal False Claims Act, contends that Medtronic’s...

The Associated Press reports that the False Claims Act has had its biggest impact in the health care industry. The story outlines some of the largest recoveries to date, including $1.7 billion paid by...

The New York Times reported that the United States Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation to determine whether hospitals are overcharging Medicare and other government-funded health...

The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing a whistleblower complaint filed against the world’s largest manufacturer of medical syringes. Becton, Dickinson disclosed the information in an SEC filing....