Exploding Takata airbags are old news. There is evidence that Takata knew that certain of their airbags were 6 times more likely to fail. In 2004, the company ran secret tests after an airbag exploded spewing deadly shrapnel into a driver’s face. We can give the automakers a pass until this point. There is evidence […]
Are Qui Tam Rewards Taxable? (Whistleblower 101 Post)
Do I have to pay tax on my whistleblower reward? That is a question we almost always hear after one of our clients is successful in a whistleblower action. And because we are fraud lawyers – not tax lawyers – we always help our clients find a good tax lawyer in case they don’t already […]
Addus HomeCare Fraud Investigation – Were You Denied Proper Pay?
Mahany Law Announces Addus HomeCare Wage Theft and Employment Investigation Addus HomeCare promotes itself as one of the largest home healthcare providers in the United States. With 189 locations and 33,000 employees, they are certainly big. According to their website, “Patient-focused and innovative, we are always looking for top talent – in direct care, skilled […]
Whistleblower Rewards for Foreign Bribery – Best & Worst Countries for Bribes
Countries with the Highest Rates of Bribery of Government Officials Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in 1977. That law prohibits the payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business. The FCPA applies to prohibited conduct anywhere in the world and extends to publicly traded companies and their […]
Unwanted Insurance Company Calls and Texts
The insurance world is quickly becoming online. While most towns still have a local State Farm agent, you are more likely to see dozens of insurance apps and Internet advertisements. Many of these sites and apps advertise they can find you the best price on a wide variety of insurance products including life, car and […]
Texas Robocall Lawyer
How to Stop Nuisance Calls in Texas Americans received 58.9 billion robocalls last year. And that total is up 22% from the year before! President Trump signed into law the TRACED Act in late December 2019 that gives greater enforcement power to the FCC but thus far, we haven’t seen a big decrease in illegal […]
Doc Performed Unnecessary Hysterectomies – Medicaid Fraud Post
We get a chill up our spine when people say Medicare fraud is a victimless crime. It’s not just taxpayers that get ripped off. Very often patients are harmed by the very doctors they trust with their care. In this post we examine a 70 year old obstetrician-gynecologist now facing 465 years in prison after […]
New Jersey Law Journal, October 21, 2020
Lawyers Get $3M From $9.5M Settlement Over Unwelcome Sales Calls by Charles Toutant | New Jersey Law Journal (79K) The risk of establishing liability and damages favors settlement because of the defendant’s argument that it did not use an automated telephone dialing system, the court said, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to […]
Gold Dealers Steal from Investors (Precious Metals Fraud)
What is the lure of gold? For thousands of years people have used gold and silver as a measure of wealth. It’s durable and is frequently held as a hedge against inflation. Americans love gold and unfortunately, scammers love it too. Two precious metal dealers have been charged by the CFTC and thirty states with […]
Bloomberg Law September 29, 2020
Industries for the Blind Settles Chinese Import Fraud Suit by Daniel Seiden | Bloomberg Law (45K) Whistleblower’s FCA suit to end in $1.9 million settlement Failure to provide goods made by blind, disabled U.S. workers Industries for the Blind Inc. will pay $1.9 million to settle a whistleblower’s claims that it violated the False Claims […]