false claims law, qui tam, whistleblowers

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152086362012-01-23T06:13:16.529-05:00false claims law, qui tam, whistleblowersThe Blog is provided by the Law Offices of Warner Mendenhall located in Akron, Ohio. We provide legal assistance to whistleblowers and qui tam relators throughout the country but primarily in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown and other cities in Northern Ohio. Call us 330.535.9160. Visit us on the web www.warnermendenhall.com. Write to us at: 190 North Union Street, Suite 201, Akron, OH 44304Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-18703756137774644262010-09-21T13:47:00.001-04:002010-09-21T13:49:01.639-04:00Omnicare Pays Again

From http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/ocr_omnicare-pays-21-million-to-settle-allegations-of-medicaid-fraud-in-massachusetts-and-michigan-in-w-1181384.htmlOmnicare, Inc., the nation's leading provider of medications for nursing home residents, has paid $21,050,000.00 to settle allegations brought by a whistleblower that it defrauded the Medicaid programs of the Commonwealth of

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-68175205384090501302009-06-09T16:18:00.002-04:002009-06-09T16:24:31.491-04:00University of Medicine and Dentistry in NJ pays $2 million.

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to resolve federal civil fraud allegations that its hospital defrauded Medicaid, it double billed medicaid for outpatient physicians and in house doctors.

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-85912150006039197062009-06-08T11:35:00.003-04:002009-06-08T11:40:32.082-04:00Supreme Court Limits Appeal Time to 30 days For Non-Intervened Cases

The United States Supreme Court issued an opinion 6-8-2009 in U.S. ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York giving relators in non-intervened cases only 30 days to appeal. Most circuit courts had held that the United States was a party to all FCA qui tam cases, even after declining to intervene, which then allowed relators 60 days to appeal.

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1160438325582741882006-10-09T19:56:00.000-04:002007-03-04T08:55:01.056-05:00

Update on the Pogo case. Pretrial is set for 10-11-2006 to deal with Appellate ruling overturning the District Court decision. U.S. District CourtDistrict of Columbia (Washington, DC)CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:03-cv-00096-JDB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT et alAssigned to: Judge John D. BatesDemand: $50,000Cause: 28:2201 Injunction Date Filed: 01/21/

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1156027087344906182006-08-19T18:38:00.000-04:002006-12-12T16:54:55.030-05:00Custer Battles Jury Verdict Overturned

Just out from the AP Custer-Battles jury verdict overturned. Unbeleivable that the judge reopended this issue after trial. It is just hard to understand the reluctance of some judges to let the jury do its job.Judge Overturns VerdictAgainst Iraq War ContractorAssociated PressAugust 18, 2006 6:04 p.m.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A federal judge has overturned a $10 million jury verdict against a military

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1142815988226837722006-03-19T19:48:00.000-05:002006-03-19T19:53:08.246-05:00

Average citizens don't break the law in the first place. But corporations seem to do it with virtual impunity. Despite a few examples in the media many are avoiding penalties for their criminal acts. Check out the following story from the AP:Corporations Stiffing Government on Fines By MARTHA MENDOZA and CHRISTOPHER SULLIVANThe Associated PressSunday, March 19, 2006; 5:51 AMWhen a

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1140139111009393172006-02-16T19:42:00.000-05:002006-02-16T20:25:48.363-05:00

This article below from the Christian Science Monitor exposes efforts to suppress internal information flows. I believe that the failure to tolerate dissonant information could become a source of systemic crisis for our nation. As an American Friends Service Committee Board member, I have been very concerned with DOD spying on local activists against war in violation of the 1878 Posse Comitatus

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1136225660405072032006-01-02T12:59:00.000-05:002007-03-05T22:15:12.710-05:00

I don't know the outcome of this situation and would like comments but I was interested in the attack on the Project On Government Oversight ("POGO") for its investigation into oil royalties for oil taken by major companies from public land. POGO filed a lawsuit against 16 companies because the companies were purposely under-reporting the price of the oil they were extracting thereby reducing

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com101tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1132072113843008832005-11-15T11:18:00.000-05:002006-02-16T20:22:32.636-05:00Remedies for Employment Retaliation for Reporting Fraud

As prescribed under Section 3730h of the False Claims Act, you're entitled to be made whole if you've been discharged, demoted, harassed, or discriminated against by your employer for exercising your rights under the act. Relief includes reinstatement, double back pay, and compensation for any special damages, including litigation costs and attorneys' fees. Many states have wrongful termination

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1130205036559896302005-10-24T21:49:00.000-04:002005-10-24T21:55:46.943-04:00More aircraft problems

Again more information about airplane parts. This time whistleblowers at Boeing determined that some of its suppliers are falsifying quality control information. To read more check out this months Mother Jones magazine. Mother Jones reports that in U.S. ex rel Smith et al v. Boeing and Ducommun, a False Claims Act Case filed in Wichita, Kansas federal courthouse, three former Boeing auditors

Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05776084935439728465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15208636.post-1123474931868640512005-08-08T00:12:00.000-04:002005-08-08T00:22:11.870-04:00New York Times Today

I read about failures in fighter jet brakes today in the New York Times. I know the government failed to pursue at least one qui tam case brought by a machinist alleging that the high and low limits required per the Computer Controlled Manufacturing process were not being reported accurately. We alerted the government prior to the war about problems with the machining of brakes. Chinook

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