Whistleblower Receives $2.7 Million For Exposing Inflated Billing Practices

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc. will pay $14.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare and other federal health care programs.  Sound Physicians is a Tacoma, Wash.-based provider of hospitalists and other physicians to hospitals and other medical...

Hospitals Pay $34 Million To Resolve Kyphoplasty Whistleblower Lawsuit

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Fifty-five hospitals located throughout twenty-one states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $34 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures.  Kyphoplasty is a...

Military Aviation Systems Manufacturer Resolves Whistleblower Lawsuit

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

General Electric Aviation Systems (GEAS) agreed to pay $6.58 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with multiple Department of Defense contracts.  GEAS, headquartered in Ohio, manufactures and sells integrated systems and...

American Commercial Colleges, Inc. Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

American Commercial Colleges, Inc. (“ACC”) has agreed to pay up to $2.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it complied with certain eligibility requirements of the federal student aid programs. In order to...

Science Applications International Corporation Pays $11.75 Million To Resolve Whistleblower Lawsuit

False Claims Act, Whistleblower

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to pay $11.75 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that it charged inflated prices under grants to train first responder personnel to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks. Between...