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Whistleblower Receives $514,397 in False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Fraud by ResMed Corp. Related to the Sale of Equipment for Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep-Related Disorders

January 20th, 2020

ResMed Corp. (ResMed), a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) agreed to pay more than $37.5 million to the federal government to resolve multiple whistleblower lawsuits under the False Claims Act. The whistleblower, who was one of many in… Read More

Whistleblower Receiveds $93,750 in False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Against TRICARE for Compounded Prescription Drugs

December 12th, 2019

A compounding pharmacy in Lenexa, Kansas, and its owner, agreed to pay $205,000 to the federal government to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit under the False Claims Act. Patrick Sten, a former pharmacist employed by Midwest Compounders, filed the laws… Read More

Whistleblowers Win By Exposing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Fraud

September 4th, 2019

The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) applies to remedy many types of fraud perpetuated by private businesses that contract with federal agencies — including Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program fraud. The FCA provides incentives for a whis… Read More

Fraudulent Off-Label Marketing of Prescription Drugs

December 17th, 2018

Contributor: Sara Tess Ballew

The Department of Justice and qui tam plaintiffs have settled cases involving “off-label marketing” of prescription drugs for billions of dollars. In such fraud cases, companies seek to increase their revenue using various off-label marketing met… Read More

Lincare Agrees to Pay the United States $5.25 Million to Resolve Medicare Advantage Fraud Claims Brought by a Whistleblower

August 17th, 2018

Lincare, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $5.25 million to settle claims that it violated the federal False Claims Act. This is perhaps the first False Claims Act recovery for claims brought by a whistleblower against a medical provider for m… Read More

Big Wins Under Laws that Protect American Jobs

August 9th, 2018

Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016 claiming that he would “Make America Great Again” by altering international trade rules to bring back jobs from foreign countries. Whatever one thinks of Trump’s economic policies, it appears o… Read More

Healogics Agrees to Pay United States Nearly $400,000 to Resolve Fraud Claims Brought by Whistleblower Represented by Brady & Associates

June 22nd, 2018

Healogics, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $398,162.69 to settle claims that it violated the federal False Claims Act. Healogics, which is based in Florida, manages wound care clinics throughout the United States. Some of the patients receiv… Read More

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Will President Trump Repeal Sarbanes-Oxley?

January 11th, 2018

Contributor: Michael F. Brady

During his first weeks in office, President Trump took steps to correct what he perceived to be an oppressive financial regulatory system that he claims is inefficient, ineffective, and stifles American economic growth. Specifically, President Trump… Read More

Can President Trump Roll Back Dodd-Frank?

November 16th, 2017

Contributor: Michael F. Brady

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Less than a decade after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of 1929, Congress and President Trump are poised… Read More

Appeals Court Rules Against Arbitrating False Claims Act Case

November 9th, 2017

Those in the legal world have come to understand the increasing power of arbitration agreements for resolving disputes. Years ago, if you had a problem with another person or organization and negotiation wouldn’t work, both parties understood that… Read More

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