Former Hospital Administrator Receives $2,160,000 For Exposing Medicare Fraud

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Dubuis Health System and Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care, Inc. (Southern Crescent) have agreed to pay the United States $8,000,000 to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare.  Dubuis Health System manages long-term acute care...

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. Agrees To Pay $490.9 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuits

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., a pharmaceutical company acquired by Pfizer, Inc. in 2009, has agreed to pay $490.9 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the unlawful marketing of the prescription drug Rapamune for uses not approved as safe and...

Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads To $26 Million Recovery Of Government Funds

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Shands Teaching Hospital & Clinics Inc., Shands Jacksonville Medical Center Inc. and Shands Jacksonville Healthcare Inc. (collectively, Shands Healthcare), which operates a network of health care providers in Florida, will pay the government and the state of...

Whistleblower Receives Over $10.9 Million For Exposing Fraudulent Practices By Government Suppliers

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Ohio-based RPM International Inc. and its subsidiary, Tremco Inc., have paid $60.9 million to resolve allegations that Tremco filed false claims in connection with two multiple award schedule (MAS) contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA) for roofing...

Whistleblower Lawsuits Lead To $3.7 Million Recovery For Federal Student Aid Programs

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

ATI Enterprises Inc. will pay the government $3.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it falsely certified compliance with federal student aid programs’ eligibility requirements and submitted claims for ineligible students. Allegedly, ATI Enterprises...