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. Tough economic times may lead...
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. Dr. Farid Fata, owner and operator of Michigan Hematology Oncology...
Editor’s note: Here’s an older blog post from our Qui Tam archives that we thought should be presented once more. Whistleblowers are being protected and financially rewarded for bravely exposing financial fraud in businesses large and small. We applaud these men and women for their efforts – which is why we represent them legally. Wyeth...
Reproduced with permission. Published Apr. 18, 2018. Copyright 2018 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com The story of a single whistleblower who took on three hospital networks and recovered millions of dollars in health-care fraud settlements is a cautionary tale for health-care providers that must learn to take internal fraud reports seriously....
Law360, Dallas (October 19, 2017, 6:25 PM EDT) — A nursing home operator has paid $5 million to settle claims it billed Medicare and Medicaid for subpar services at a Texas nursing home and rehabilitation facility, after a whistleblower alleged the company provided negligent care, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Health Services Management Inc. did...
Joel M. Androphy and Janis Gorton along with the United States and the State of Texas, have reached a $5 million settlement in a False Claims Act case against Health Services Management, Inc. (HSM) and Huntsville Health Care Center (HHCC) involving billing for poor quality of care and worthless services provided to nursing home patients....
Joel Androphy and David Berg won a settlement to end a False Claims Act case brought by whistleblowers alleging fraudulent Medicaid claims and kickbacks to pharmacies that prescribed an antidepressant drug. The settlement between CVS-owned Omnicare and relators was after roughly a decade of litigation over the company’s alleged role in an alleged scheme by...
Here is something to celebrate: The United States Supreme Court just handed whistle-blowers one of their bigger wins in a long time. People who expose wrongdoing in the workplace or among government contractors have taken a beating in recent years. The Obama Administration was especially assiduous in its pursuit of whistle-blowers, and President Trump has...
