Results

Brown, LLC helped secure a $428 million False Claims Act Settlement in a case against Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, as part of a $950 million total settlement over defense contractor fraud, foreign bribery, and export control violations. This recovery marks the second-largest procurement fraud settlement under the False Claims Act. As part of the settlement, the whistleblower was eligible to receive millions in the False Claims Act Whistleblower rewards.

Brown, LLC represented a whistleblower whose actions led to a landmark False Claims Act settlement involving Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Walgreens agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve allegations that it unlawfully dispensed millions of opioid prescriptions without a legitimate medical purpose and improperly billed federal healthcare programs. The settlement ranks among the largest opioid-related recoveries in False Claims Act history.

Brown, LLC represented a whistleblower which resulted in a $140 million judgment against an individual and his various healthcare entities. The case involved violations of the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute laws among other things.

Jason T. Brown, the head of Brown, LLC commenced a battery of cases against a major pharmaceutical company which resulted in a $100 million settlement.

Brown, LLC helped secure a $32.5 million settlement in a groundbreaking Medicare fraud case against Genomic Health, Inc. (GHI), involving alleged manipulation of the 14-day rule for laboratory testing reimbursements. As part of the False Claims Act resolution, the whistleblowers received millions in the False Claims Act Whistleblower Awards.

Brown, LLC obtained a $22.9 million False Claims Act settlement against Carter Healthcare, a home-health agency accused of paying kickbacks to doctors for patient referrals. The whistleblowers, former employees of Carter, will receive significant awards for their role.

Brown, LLC received a final approval valued at $8.36 million in a Consumer Class Action benefiting thousands of students. The settlement included a $4 million fund for Online MBA students and a $1.475 million fund for other program enrollees, alongside ongoing benefits like career counseling and educational access. Non-economic relief, valued at an additional $3 million was also provided. Judge Rufe praised the settlement as a “public service,” with 74% of all affected Online MBA students choosing to opt into the Class Action.

Brown, LLC received a final settlement valued at $6,500,000 against an interventional pain management specialist and his two medical entities to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The allegations were that pain management specialist and the two entities submitted medically unnecessary claims for presumptive and definitive urine drug tests, laboratory charges that should not have been billed (urine drug tests), moderate sedation services, and for providing expensive back braces that were normally ineligible for reimbursement to patients. As part of the settlement, the relators will receive a combined payment of $1.26 million as a whistleblower reward.

Brown, LLC secured a recovery of over $5 million against a Medicare Advantage provider and physician to settle False Claims Act allegations. Beaver Medical Group L.P. (Beaver) and one of its physicians, Dr. Sherif Khalil, agreed to pay a total of $5,039,180 to resolve allegations of reporting invalid diagnoses to Medicare Advantage which led to inflated payments from Medicare.