Grassley Senate Floor Statement on False Claims Act

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

A longtime champion of whistleblower rights, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently provided a strong reminder of the importance of the False Claims Act: We have decades of data showing that the government cannot stop fraud by itself. I also know from many years of...

Government Intervenes in Lawsuits Alleging That Skilled Nursing Chain SavaSeniorCare Provided Medically Unnecessary Therapy

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

The government has intervened in three False Claims Act lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava) alleging that Sava knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services...

Whistleblower Receives $1.28 Million For Exposing Fraudulent Billing Practices On Navy Contracts

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

A whistleblower will receive $1.28 million for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit against Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology company and consulting firm based in Virginia. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged that VPSI inflated its...

Whistleblower Rewarded With $17.24 Million For Exposing Violations Of Anti-Kickback Statute

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

A former employee of Omnicare, Inc. received $17.24 million as a reward for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit that exposed violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute. This award was part of a $124.24 million settlement resolving allegations that Omnicare, Inc. entered...

Barrett Law Office Helps Whistleblower Expose Cancer Clinic Fraud

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Patients at the Rose Cancer Center in Mississippi thought they were receiving the treatment they desperately needed to fight their devastating disease. Unbeknownst to them, however, the clinic physician, Dr. Meera Sachdeva, was diluting their medicine, billing for...