Posts Tagged how do I file a false claims case
Fake Drugs Represent New Whistleblower Opportunity
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 12, 2013
Fake and gray market pharmaceuticals represent a growing problem in the United States. Medical providers pressed by mounting costs sometimes resort to purchasing drugs manufactured in Turkey, India and other foreign countries. Unless produced in an FDA inspected facility, there is no way to insure those drugs are safe or even contain the prescribed amount [...]
Alaska Whistleblower Wins $3.5 Million In Retaliation Claim
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 20, 2013
by Brian Mahany In a perfect world, companies would reward whistleblowers. In my law firm, for example, I would want to know if someone was stealing or breaking the law. Unfortunately, in these tough economic times, some businesses intentionally cut corners and whistleblowers in those companies often face retaliation. Congress and most states have said [...]
State Tax Whistleblower Case Nets $5.5 Million
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Tax on April 7, 2013
by Brian Mahany Virtually all of our whistleblower stories relate to the federal False Claims Act. President Lincoln proposed the law during the Civil War as a way of helping the government recover millions of dollars lost to fraud. Bad rations, soggy ammunition and lame mules were just some of the ways private vendors ripped [...]
Whistleblower Opportunities Abound – Medicaid Fraud At All Time High
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 6, 2013
by Brian Mahany With all the press and media attention on big whistleblower case these days, one would think that fraud would soon go the way of smallpox, it would be eradicated. Unfortunately, as long as greed continues in our society, so will fraud. A couple weeks ago, Congress’ House Committee on Oversight and Government [...]
Mahany & Ertl File Amicus Brief In Important Whistleblower Protection Case
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 26, 2013
by Brian Mahany Buried in the Federal Register last week was an invitation to file amicus briefs in the current Merit Systems Protection Board case, Barbara King vs. Department of the Air Force. Partner Joe Bird and Mahany & Ertl are proud to represent Barbara in her pursuit of justice. At stake is the critical issue [...]
Crowd Funding For Whistleblower Efforts
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 1, 2013
by Brian Mahany Crowd-funding has yet go main stream yet and many such efforts are scams. One that gets our attention and admiration, however, is being run by Edward Seidel. He hopes to ultimately raise $2 million to fund the investigation of whistleblower claims. Investors would have the opportunity to share in any future awards. [...]
The Tie Between Political Corruption and Violations of the False Claims Act
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on February 24, 2013
by Brian Mahany The federal false claims act was enacted during the Civil War to help a weak and struggling federal government recoup its losses from a multitude of government contractors who sold rancid rations, faulty gun powder and bad equipment to the Union Army. It’s purpose wasn’t to fight government corruption but in the [...]
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