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July 26th, 2017
Walmart has agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle allegations of violations of the False Claims Act committed by the …
Tags: False Claims Act, qui tam, Walmart, whistleblower
Posted in Commercial Litigation, HO&P Blog, News, Qui Tam Litigation |
October 26th, 2016
Pfizer is facing a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit in Maryland federal court over allegations of fraudulent marketing practices involving the …
Tags: Alpharma, Flector, King Pharmaceuticals, NSAID, pain patch, Pfizer, qui tam, whistleblower
Posted in Consumer Protection, Dangerous Drugs, HO&P Blog, News, Pharmaceutical Liability, Qui Tam Litigation |
August 24th, 2016
A group of six whistleblowers who filed a qui tam lawsuit against Marinello Beauty Schools will receive $2.75-3.3 million as …
Tags: Department of Education, False Claims Act, financial aid, Marinello Beauty Schools, qui tam, whistleblowers
Posted in Consumer Protection, HO&P Blog, News, Qui Tam Litigation |
June 30th, 2016
The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal contractor’s Medicaid claims may be held illegal as part of a qui …
Tags: Clarence Thomas, False Claims Act, implied certification, Medicaid, qui tam, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, whistleblower
Posted in HO&P Blog, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, News, Qui Tam Litigation |
March 19th, 2016
A former Volkswagen of America employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit in Michigan, asserting that VW employees illegally deleted electronic …
Tags: Audi, clean diesel, dieselgate, emissions cheating, qui tam, TDI, Volkswagen, VW, whistleblower
Posted in Commercial Litigation, HO&P Blog, News, Products Liability, Qui Tam Litigation, Volkswagen Diesel Recall |
January 27th, 2016
Executives with Takeda Pharmaceutical, the manufacturer of Actos, admitted that they had paid physicians to prescribe the drug to patients …
Tags: Actos, bladder cancer, diebetes, False Claims Act, FDA, kickbacks, pre-diabetes, qui tam, Takeda, whistleblowers
Posted in Actos, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Protection, Dangerous Drugs, HO&P Blog, News, Pharmaceutical Liability, Products Liability, Qui Tam Litigation |
January 25th, 2016
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Center for Food Safety, and other groups have filed a federal …
Tags: False Claims Act, Humane Society, intellectual property, PETA, qui tam, whistleblower
Posted in Commercial Litigation, HO&P Blog, Intellectual Property, News, Qui Tam Litigation |
January 19th, 2016
Executives with Takeda Pharmaceutical, the manufacturer of Actos, admitted that they had paid physicians to prescribe the drug to patients …
Tags: Actos, bladder cancer, diabetes, False Claims Act, FDA, GlaxoSmithKline, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, qui tam, Takeda Pharmaceutical, whistleblower
Posted in Actos, Dangerous Drugs, HO&P Blog, News, Pharmaceutical Liability, Products Liability, Qui Tam Litigation |
September 23rd, 2015
A Massachusetts federal judge has said that he will likely reject a motion by Pfizer to throw out a $2 …
Tags: False Claims Act, Medicaid fraud, Pfizer, Protonix, qui tam, whistleblower, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Posted in Commercial Litigation, HO&P Blog, News, Qui Tam Litigation |
January 15th, 2015
Laws passed by the U.S. government and numerous states allow whistleblowers who alert the authorities to fraud, theft, or other …
Tags: Defense Department, FDA, IRS, Medicaid, Medicare, qui tam, Treasury Department, whistleblower
Posted in HO&P Blog, HOP Misc. Legal Blog, News, Qui Tam Litigation |