False Claims Act, Whistleblower
FreshPoint, Inc., a Houston-based subsidiary of Sysco Corp., has agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit relating to the prices it charged the government for fresh fruit and vegetables. According to the whistleblower’s allegations, FreshPoint...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
CA, Inc., formerly known as Computer Associates, has agreed to pay $11 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit accusing it of overcharging the government for computer software maintenance services. According to the whistleblower’s allegations, CA charged its...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
The Department of Justice recently announced that Hospice of the Comforter, Inc. (HOTCI) has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by one of its former employees. According the allegations raised in this False Claims Act lawsuit, HOTCI...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
A former employee of Specialty Hospitals of America, LLC will receive $798,000 for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit that exposed billing practices that led to the government overpaying for Medicare reimbursements by $4.2 million. In connection with its operation of...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
In one of the largest health care fraud cases in U.S. history, Johnson & Johnson and affiliated companies have agreed to pay over $2.2 billion to resolve allegations of improper prescription drug marketing concerning the drugs Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor. This...