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Health System settles Qui tam suit for $1.9 million

Juliet Sallette
November 26, 2008 19:35

Whistleblower Anthony Kite has $1.9 million reasons to be happy this Thanksgiving. The Pennsylvania based, St. Vincent Health System settled a qui tam case pay $1.9 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the hospital submitted reimbursement claims to...

Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation

Juliet Sallette
September 25, 2008 11:27

Yesterday, Joe Davidson, wrote a great article Groups Seek Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation for the Washington Post summing up how important it is for Whistleblower Protection to be considered in this bailout legislation. A letter from 40 organizations was sent to several...

Virginia firm settles Qui tam litigation for $225 Million

Juliet Sallette
August 21, 2008 11:00

Virginia based Amerigroup settles Qui tam suit for $225 million for allegedly systematically avoiding to enroll pregnant women and unhealthy patients in their Medicaid managed-care program in Illinois, which served low-income people. The company will also pay $9 million in legal fees to...

Whistleblowers Safety protection signed into law

Juliet Sallette
August 15, 2008 01:20

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has been signed into law by President Bush.  This bill covers whistleblower rights for over 20 million employees that are involved in the consumer the sale, manufacture and distribution of consumer goods. This is a part of  the...

DOJ backlog and Ex DOJ Honors applicant makes waves

Juliet Sallette
July 03, 2008 13:17

I came across an interesting post this morning, from R. Enochs, Esq, Attorney blogger and editor of the blog for news junkies.... I might fit that bill, being that I am always tuned in and online reading any and all newsworthy information that I stumble upon.  Mr. Enochs  used the...

Washington Post article on qui tam case backlog for the DOJ sparks frenzy

Juliet Sallette
July 03, 2008 02:52

Today, Washington Post writer, Carrie Johnson put qui tam front and center in the minds of everyone around the country, with her newsworthy and in-depth front page article "A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud- Whistle-Blower Suits Languish at Justice" in the Washington Post today....

Dental company pays $729,000 to settle Federal and State False Claims Act Allegations

Juliet Sallette
July 02, 2008 03:52

InterDent, Inc., InterDent Service Corporation and Dedicated Dental Systems Corporation have paid the United States and the State of California approximately $729,000  to settle allegations that they submitted false claims for orthodontic care to Medi-Cal’s dental program,...

Miami men charged in $110 Million Medicare False Claims Scheme uncovered by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force

Juliet Sallette
June 14, 2008 13:04

Four Miami men have been charged in $110 Million Medicare False Claims Scheme that was uncovered by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. According to the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, Carlos and Luis...

Support Action to Protect Whistleblowers - your help is needed

Brian F. LaBovick
June 12, 2008 15:44

Dear Readers,Your help is requested today in an effort to take action in protecting whistleblowers. I received an email today from the organization Project for Government Oversight, and want to share this important  information with our loyal...

Supreme Court requires Whistleblowers to show there was intent to defraud the government

Juliet Sallette
June 10, 2008 01:37

In a recent Supreme Court decision today, in the qui tam suit, Allison Engine Co. v. US ex. Rel Saunders,  Supreme Court Justice Alito writes in his opinion that  "it is not enough under §3729(a)(3) for a plaintiff to show that the alleged conspirators agreed upon a fraud...