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Hoyer Law Group’s Whistleblower Client Helps Recover $501,000 in Healthcare Fraud Case

May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce the settlement of a lawsuit brought by whistleblower client Jamie Williams against Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte (“AI”). Partners Jesse Hoyer Estes and Sean Estes were privileged to represent Ms. Williams in her healthcare fraud case. Defendant AI provided radiology services in multiple locations across Florida. Ms. Williams, a medical claims […]

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Journalists Are Suing D.C. In Latest Lawsuit Over Police Handling Of Inauguration Protests

January 20, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A pair of journalists who came to the District to cover the inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017 are suing D.C. and its police force after they were pepper-sprayed and arrested during a demonstration that day—actions they claim were unconstitutional. Alexei Wood and Aaron Cantú were both charged with felony rioting, despite contending that […]

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Hoyer Law Group’s Whistleblower Client Helps Recover $501,000 in Healthcare Fraud Case

October 07, 2020 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce the settlement of a lawsuit brought by whistleblower client Jamie Williams against Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte (“AI”). Partners Jesse Hoyer Estes and Sean Estes were privileged to represent Ms. Williams in her healthcare fraud case. Defendant AI provided radiology services in multiple locations across Florida. Ms. Williams, […]

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Centric Parts in Carson to pay $8 million in DOJ settlement

July 22, 2020 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Centric Parts, a Carson-based auto-parts supplier, agreed to pay $8 million to settle two lawsuits that accused the corporation of falsifying documents to evade paying millions of dollars in customs to the United States, federal officials said Tuesday. Centric Parts and its affiliates, which sell aftermarket brake and chassis components for passenger vehicles and trucks, […]

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First Whistleblower Case Connected to “Operation Brace Yourself” Settles for $20.3 Million

January 27, 2020 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, of Tampa, FL, and The Rabon Law Firm of Charlotte, NC are pleased to announce the settlement of a False Claims Act lawsuit brought against numerous defendants in one of the largest-ever Medicare fraud cases involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME). Whistleblowers bring False Claims Act lawsuits on behalf of […]

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Partner Jesse Hoyer Speaks at American Bar Association Conference

June 26, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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(L to R) Trial Consultant Suann Ingle, Attorney Jesse Hoyer, Jury Consultant Max Bloom Partner Jesse Hoyer took part in a panel at the American Bar Association’s 2019 False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute at Fordham University on June 20th. The False Claims Act mock trial gave attendees a rare look at a […]

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James Hoyer Investigator Speaks at National Investigative Reporters Conference

June 18, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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IRE Speakers (l to r): Steve Becker, Andy Donahue, Nicole Hong, Angie Moreschi Every year, the national Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) conference brings together many of the best investigative reporters in the United States and abroad. More than 2000 journalists attended IRE 2019 in Houston to learn investigative techniques and develop story ideas. High […]

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“Fountain of Youth” Doctor Convicted in Healthcare Fraud Scheme

June 18, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Picture courtesy of Connect Media A Pittsburgh area cardiologist was found guilty of two counts of healthcare fraud, involving more than $13 million in falsified insurance billing. Dr. Samirkumar Shah submitted the fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and several private insurance companies and received payments in excess of $3.5 million. During an eight day trial, […]

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Endo Pharma Faces Suit for Opioid False Claims

May 15, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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TN Attorney General sues opioid maker Endo Pharmaceuticals (photo courtesy Times News) Endo Pharmaceuticals, the same company which was at the center of a $193 million settlement with one of James Hoyer’s whistleblower clients, is now facing another major legal battle. The Tennessee Attorney General is suing Endo for making unlawful and false claims about […]

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Generic Drug Price Fixing

May 13, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong interviewed on 60 Minutes If you ever wondered why the price of generic drugs is getting so expensive, 60 Minutes gave us an inside look at the problem on its Sunday broadcast. The CBS program profiled the on-going battle of Connecticut Attorney General William Tong to hold big pharma accountable. […]

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California legislators looking to expand False Claims Act to tax fraud

May 03, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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California Assembly Bill 1270 was introduced on February 21, 2019. If it becomes law, it would amend the state’s False Claims Act to remove the bar against tax-related false claims.The bill, as introduced, would expressly authorize tax-related false claims actions against a person or company whose reported taxable income, net income, or sales totaled $500,000 […]

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Former CEO of Hospital Chain to Pay $3.46 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Allegations

May 03, 2019 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Gary D. Newsome, former CEO of Health Management Associates LLC (HMA),  a hospital chain that was headquartered in Naples, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $3.46 million to settle allegations that he caused HMA to knowingly submit false claims to government health care programs by admitting patients who could have been treated on […]

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