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What is a Whistleblower Attorney? A whistleblower attorney represents someone who alleges that a defendant has broken the law and harmed the public, often through fraud. In the United States, whistleblower attorneys can file “qui tam” suits under federal statutes (such as the False Claims Act). The suit remains a secret until the government has

The California Whistleblower Lawyer Has A New Protection For Whistleblowers The California whistleblower lawyer has long been at the forefront of protecting employees and whistleblowers against retaliation, and a new whistleblower law, SB 497, reinforces this commitment. The law gives a California whistleblower lawyer a more powerful method to combat retaliation. Signed into law by

A new Medicare fraud report is out. The federal government loses as much as $521 billion per year from fraudulent schemes, a report by the Government Accountability Office found. That accounts for 7% of the federal  budget. One of the worst areas of fraud is in the medical field. More than half of fraud discovered

The Department of Justice recently announced a settlement with a Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contractor who was hired to provide patient monitoring equipment.  Like many government contracts, the contract with this company (Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC) contained a Price Reductions Clause clause that required the company to charge the government the

False Claims Act Cases: How Qui Tam Plaintiffs Can Fight Laboratory Medicare Fraud Medicare fraud is a serious issue that affects millions of Americans every year. Unfortunately, laboratory Medicare fraud is one of the most common types of fraud and appears to be on the rise with the increased number of testing facilities and demand

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released a press release regarding qui tam settlements in the fiscal year 2022. Qui tam is a law that allows people to sue on behalf of the government to recover funds that have been wrongfully obtained by fraud. The False Claims Act is the most commonly used qui tam

Whistleblowers play an important role in protecting the public from fraud and abuse of government funds. The False Claims Act (FCA) is a federal law that rewards whistleblowers who come forward with information about fraud against the government. The FCA allows whistleblowers to file qui tam lawsuits on behalf of the government and to receive a