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Chris Hoyer interviewed by ABC I-team reporter Adam Walser Bringing down the mob in Tampa was one of most important jobs James Hoyer founding partners Bill James and Chris Hoyer tackled as federal prosecutors decades ago. It was a battle fraught with danger and one...
Nursing home therapy giant RehabCare has agreed to pay the government $125 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it knowingly caused facilities it contracted with to inappropriately bill Medicare for services. Money from the settlement will be returned...
For the 2015 fiscal year, the United States Department of Justice reported that whistleblowers helped the government recover more than $3.5 billion for the fourth year in a row, bringing the total recoveries from January 2009 to the end of the fiscal year to $26.4...
Updating on our previous post, on Friday, December 4th, the United States Supreme Court accepted certiorari in the case Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar. As described by the ScotusBlog, the important issues related to qui tam liability...
For the 4th year in a row, the Department of Justice recovered more than $3.5 billion in settlements and judgements in False Claims Act cases for fraud against the government. “The False Claims Act has again proven to be the government’s most effective civil tool to...
An in depth report by CNBC looks at the issue of big pharma exploiting orphan drug status to generate huge profits for blockbuster medications. It highlights a new study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine which is raising concerns. Here is an excerpt: A...
Petitions for certiorari are before the Supreme Court of the United States asking that the Court resolve an important issue impacting False Claims Act liability for government contractors. The issue is whether implied certification of compliance with government...
The James Hoyer team at the TAF Awards Dinner James Hoyer is honored to have been named Whistleblower Lawyers of the Year by the Taxpayers Against Fraud or “TAF.” TAF is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to combating fraud against the government and...
Jason Sobek – EDMC Whistleblower The Department of Justice announced it has reached a landmark, global settlement with Education Management Corporation, the 2nd largest for-profit education company in the country. EDMC agreed to pay $95.5 million to settle allegations...
A former executive with Warner Chilcott, a division of Allergan, was arrested for allegedly directing employees to engage in illegal sales. Forbes Magazine contributor Erika Kelton writes about how big of a deal that is, since executives are rarely held accountable...
