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August 27, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Last month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling for whistleblower lawsuits, reversing 23-years of bad law pertaining to what a relator must prove to overcome the Public Disclosure Bar. The Public Disclosure Bar seeks to prevent lawsuits by “opportunistic plaintiffs who have no significant information to contribute of their own.” Graham County Soil […]
Learn MoreAugust 25, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The United States Department of Justice announced today that Quest Diagnostics Inc. and Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc. (collectively “Quest Diagnostics”) have paid the United States $1.79 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act. This settlement resolves allegations that Quest Diagnostics submitted duplicative claims to Medicare for certain venipuncture services and […]
Learn MoreAugust 12, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
13 WTHR Indianapolis The case of a baby who suffered permanent neurological damage during birth was exposed in a whistleblower case filed by James Hoyer client Dr. Judith Robinson. WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, profiled the story of little Denise and her mom, Nancy Koger. The Koger’s case was one of three permanently injured […]
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July 30, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Senator Chuck Grassley To help celebrate the 237th anniversary of the first whistleblower law passed by the Continental Congress back in 1778, United States Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa prepared a stirring statement recounting the law’s history and the obstacles it has had to overcome to become the effective tool for recovering taxpayer money that […]
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July 30, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Senator Chuck Grassley Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley praised the False Claims Act today on the 237 year anniversary of the passage of the country’s first whistleblower law. On July 30, 1778, the Continental Congress passed the very first whistleblower law in the United States. It read: [I]t is the duty of all persons in the […]
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July 21, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Lead Attorney Jesse Hoyer The Department of Justice recently announced that Education Affiliates, a for-profit education company, agreed to pay $13 million to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The company was accused of submitting false claims to the Department of Education for federal student aid for students enrolled […]
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July 16, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Peggy Ryan In a striking decision, Endo Pharmaceuticals former employee Peggy Ryan was granted a whistleblower award close to the maximum percentage that a whistleblower can receive in a False Claims Act case. United States District Court Judge Robert Kelly in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that Ryan is entitled to a 24-percent share […]
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July 08, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Attorney Jillian Estes and Sofia In addition to her work as a whistleblower attorney, James Hoyer Partner Jillian Estes devotes her time to pro bono work handling international child abduction cases which fall under the Hague Convention. In her latest case, she secured the return of a little girl to her father in Guatemala. “This […]
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July 07, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Representing a big win for whistleblowers, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal recently upheld a $237 million False Claims Act verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System, which some have billed as the “largest ever levied against a community hospital.” The case could have a tremendous impact on the company’s continued viability as it exceeds the annual revenue. […]
Learn MoreJune 30, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation have agreed to pay $75.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services, the Department of Justice announced today. VMware is a Delaware corporation that specializes in computer virtualization […]
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June 19, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
In United States ex rel. Holmes v. Northrop Grumman Corp., No. 1:13-cv-00085-HSO-RHW (S.D. Miss. June 3, 2015), a district court tossed the whistleblower, who was an attorney, and his case because of a series of serious ethical misconduct including the blatant violation of court orders. Some are hailing the case as a “strong warning” and a […]
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June 17, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
James Hoyer whistleblower attorneys Sean Estes and Jesse Hoyer swapped their suits for spandex to successfully complete the 2015 Crystal River Triathlon on June 13th. The triathlon included a 0.25 mile swim, a 15 mile ride, and a 3 mile run. Although Sean beat Jesse by a full four minutes, we consider both of them […]
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