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Shipping Companies Settles Whistleblower’s Qui Tam Case
Two ocean shipping companies, that previously pleaded guilty to engaging in anticompetitive conduct in violation of the Sherman Act, have now agreed to settle a whistleblower’s qui tam case alleging procurement fraud in violation of the False Claims Act. The Sherman Act is a law passed in 1890 that prohibits certain business activities that… Read More »
FL Hospital Agrees to Partial Settlement in Qui Tam Case
Halifax Hospital Medical Center (“Halifax”) in Central Florida has tentatively agreed to settle certain allegations in a whistleblower’s qui tam lawsuit that it violated the Stark Law, but the remaining allegations of violations of the False Claims Act will be heard at a jury trial set for July. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Halifax… Read More »
Medical Device Manufacturer Settles Whistleblower Suit
EndoGastric Solutions Inc. (“Endo”) has agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle a whistleblower’s qui tam lawsuit alleging that Endo violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. Endo is a medical device company headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops natural orifice surgical products and procedures for use in the treatment of patients with… Read More »
Florida Pain Clinic Settles Whistleblower Qui Tam Suit
The Department of Justice announced that Dr. Steven Chun and his pain management clinic, Sarasota Pain Associates, have agreed to settle allegations made by two whistleblowers in a qui tam lawsuit that they violated the False Claims Act. The whistleblowers, Cathia Gavin and Penelope Thomas, are both nurses and former employees of Dr. Chun… Read More »
Omnicare Agrees to Settle Whistleblower’s Allegations
Omnicare, Inc. has agreed to pay $4.19 million to settle allegations by a whistleblower in a qui tam lawsuit that it solicited and received illegal kickbacks in violation of the False Claims Act. Omnicare, based in Ohio, is one of the nation’s largest providers of pharmaceuticals to long-term care facilities and nursing homes. According… Read More »
Medical Imaging Group Settles in Whistleblowers’ Case
Diagnostic Imaging Group (“DIG”) will pay a total of $15.5 million to resolve allegations made by whistleblowers in three qui tam lawsuits that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. DIG operates a change of diagnostic testing facilities through its New York-based subsidiary Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services. It formerly operated through… Read More »
Endo Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Settle in Qui Tam Case
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiary Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (collectively “Endo”) have agreed to pay $192.7 million to resolve allegations by whistleblowers in three qui tam lawsuits that they violated the False Claims Act. According to the Department of Justice, the settlement resolves both criminal and civil allegations concerning the marketing of the… Read More »
Government Contractor Settles Whistleblower’s Lawsuit
Vector Planning and Services, Inc., doing business as VPSI, has agreed to settle allegations made by a whistleblower in a qui tam complaint that it violated the False Claims Act. VPSI is a government contractor that provides information technology, systems engineering, program management, and consulting to numerous agencies of the federal government including the… Read More »
Private Military Contractor Settles Whistleblower’s Case
Military Professional Resources, Inc. (“MPRI”) based in Alexandria, Virginia has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle a whistleblower’s allegations in a qui tam lawsuit that it violated the False Claims Act. According to the whistleblower’s complaint, MPRI is an operational division of a private military contractor – Level 3 Communications – headquartered in… Read More »
Government Contractor Settles Whistleblower’s Case
Colorado Springs, Colorado based Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (“Sanborn”) has agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations in a whistleblower’s qui tam case. According to the Department of Justice, the allegations stem from contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide photogrammetric mapping and geographic information system services. Photogrammetry is the science… Read More »