The False Claims Act: How To Receive Millions for Exposing Fraud
Off-Label Use of Medical Device Subject to False Claims Act Litigation
Companies who promote unapproved uses of medical products may be liable for damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and thus whistleblowers may potentially be eligible for pharmaceutical False Claims Act whistleblower awards. “Off-label” promotion of a medical device or pharmaceutical product occurs when a company advertises […]
Celsius Too Hot – Pain for Depositors. Was it a Ponzi Scheme? Celsius Whistleblowers?
Crypto Lender Celsius overheated and declared bankruptcy July 13, 2022 at the expense of all its depositors. Celsius had offered interest rates as high as roughly 20%, inducing investors to deposit their cryptocurrency to gain interest, but obviously not the interest of the depositors. While many enjoyed the gains on […]
DOJ Sues Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain Under the False Claims Act Alleging Grossly Substandard Care
In June 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil suit under the federal False Claims Act against a chain of nursing homes in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Complaint alleges that American Health Foundation (AHF) and three of its nursing homes provided grossly substandard care for which Medicare […]
California Whistleblowers Awards Help Recover Billions from Fraudsters
Under California’s State False Claims Act, whistleblowers can through the use of a whistleblower law firm report fraud upon the State Government and earn up to 50% of the recovered funds. This considerable bounty incentivizing courageous insiders to do the right thing and speak up is deservedly the most generous […]