Is the Biden Admin Changing the False Claims Act? | Whistleblower Lawyer Explains New Developments
Janssen Found Liable by a Jury for Illegal HIV Drug Marketing – Potentially Faces $1B Judgment
Janssen Products, a pharmaceutical subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was found liable by a jury for a violation of both the federal False Claims Act, as well as respective state False Claims Acts in June 2024. The decision wraps up a case first brought to light by whistleblowers over a […]
IRS Whistleblower Office Celebrates $7B Collected on National Whistleblower Day
Since 2013, the United States has recognized July 30th as National Whistleblower Day. The day was chosen by Congress to mark the date that the first whistleblower law was passed in the United States all the way back in 1778. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first issued a reward to […]
False Claims Act Settlements: First Half 2024 Highlights
The False Claims Act (FCA) is possibly one of the most potent weapons against fraud that the federal government has since it incentivizes individuals who are on the inside to come forward and receive up to 30% of what the government recovers. With billions of False Claims Act recoveries each […]
CFTC’s First Chief AI Officer & How It Can Impact AI Fraud
On May 1, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) designated Dr. Ted Kaouk as the agency’s first Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer.[1] In an expansion of his previous role as the CFTC’s Chief Data Officer and Director of the Division of Data, Kaouk will also be responsible for “leading […]