Editor’s note: Here’s an interesting blog post from our archives that we thought was worth sharing again. The False Claims Act has enabled whistleblowers to expose fraudulent healthcare fiscal violations, while getting financial rewards for their efforts. We feel this is justice being served indeed. “The Department of Justice announced another guilty plea for one...
By RJ Vogt Law360 (August 7, 2018, 8:41 PM EDT) — Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca LP has agreed to pay $110 million to the state of Texas to settle lawsuits accusing the company of falsely marketing its drugs Seroquel and Crestor in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, according to a Tuesday announcement by...
Editor’s note: Thanks to the False Claims Act, IRS-related fraud is being reported and exposed more than ever due to the brave efforts of whistleblowers – who then get rewarded for their actions. This older blog post is from our Qui Tam archives and is worth viewing and reading again. More than four years after...
HOUSTON, July 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Joel M. Androphy and Sarah M. Frazier of the Berg & Androphy law firm, along with the State of Texas and other law firms, have reached settlements in Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act litigation against AstraZeneca. Berg & Androphy is proud to represent one of a very few whistleblowers...
Editor’s note: Thanks to the False Claims Act, IRS-related fraud is being reported and exposed more than ever due to the brave efforts of whistleblowers – who then get rewarded for their actions. This older blog post is from our Qui Tam archives and is worth viewing and reading again. A recently passed law in...
Editor’s note: Thanks to the False Claims Act, IRS-related fraud is being reported and exposed more than ever due to the brave efforts of whistleblowers – who then get rewarded for their actions. This older blog post is from our Qui Tam archives and is worth viewing and reading again. Bradley Birkenfeld, the former banker...
Editor’s note: Thanks to the False Claims Act, IRS-related fraud is being reported and exposed more than ever due to the brave efforts of whistleblowers – who then get rewarded for their actions. This older blog post is from our Qui Tam archives and is worth viewing and reading again. Three years ago, the Internal...
HOUSTON (CN) – A world-famous heart surgeon who has performed more than 1,000 transplants turned his metaphorical scalpel on an investigative report questioning the ethics of his research by filing a defamation lawsuit against ProPublica and Texas’ biggest newspaper. Dr. O. Howard “Bud” Frazier sued ProPublica, the Houston Chronicle and one reporter from each outlet...
The National Football League Players Association filed a grievance over the national anthem policy the league introduced in May, the union announced July 10. “The union’s claim is that this new policy, imposed by the NFL’s governing body without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on player rights,”...
Editor’s note: Here’s an interesting blog post from our archives that we thought was worth sharing again. The False Claims Act has enabled whistleblowers to expose fraudulent healthcare fiscal violations, while getting financial rewards for their efforts. We feel this is justice being served indeed. Fifty-five hospitals located in over twenty-one states entered into...
