Hospice Employee To Receive $1.8 Million For Blowing The Whistle On Medicare Fraud

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

A former employee of Hospice of Arizona L.C. will receive $1.8 million as a reward for filing a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed improper Medicare billing practices. To resolve allegations asserted in this False Claims Act case, Hospice of Arizona L.C.,  American...

Tennessee Whistleblower Awarded $405,000 For Exposing Fraudulent Rehabilitation Therapy Billing Practices

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Nursing home manager Grace Healthcare LLC and its affiliate Grace Ancillary Services LLC have agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare and TennCare for medically unreasonable and unnecessary rehabilitation...

Laboratory Research Product Contractor Agrees To Pay $5.65 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Corning Incorporated has agreed to pay $5.65 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly presented false claims to the United States for laboratory research products. According to the claims raised in this whistleblower lawsuit, Corning failed to comply with its...

Sales Representative Receives $585,000 For Blowing The Whistle On CIA Contractor Kickback Scheme

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

A former sales representative is due to receive $585,000 for his role in filing a whistleblower lawsuit against American Systems Corporation, Anixter International Inc., and Corning Cable Systems LLC. This False Claims Act case included allegations that the defendants...

Whistleblowers Receive $4.4 Million For Exposing Pharmaceutical Company Fraud

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

In a settlement of False Claims Act lawsuits initiated by whistleblowers, Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. agreed to pay $45 million to resolve criminal and civil liability for improper marketing practices. The settlement resolves allegations that Par promoted the...