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Do I Really Need a False Claims Act Attorney? Pro Se Relators and the Pitfalls of Trying to Do it Alone

August 06, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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You’ve suspected fraud at your workplace. You’ve gathered evidence that confirm your suspicions. You’ve researched the False Claims Act (“FCA”). You think you qualify to be a whistleblower and now you’re ready to file a qui tam complaint. In fact, you’re so prepared that you’re thinking maybe you don’t even need an attorney. After all, […]

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Hospital System Pays $98 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suit on Improper Emergency Room Admissions

August 05, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Justice Department announced that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company knowingly billed government health care programs for inpatient services that should have been billed as outpatient or observation services.  The settlement also resolves […]

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Wall Street Journal shines light on the FCA

July 24, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Wall Street Journal recently ran a small feature on the False Claims Act. The article answers some basic questions about the FCA, but more importantly than that, it provides much needed exposure to an important tool for recovering taxpayer’s money — money that would otherwise be lost to fraud.As the article notes, the number […]

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Halifax Votes to End Whistleblower Suit

July 22, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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After five years, a fiercely fought legal battle that cost Halifax Health more than $110 million in settlement and legal costs is drawing to a close.  The James Hoyer law firm is local counsel in the Halifax case. The Halifax Health Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to settle remaining claims in a whistleblower lawsuit […]

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Justice Department Secures Record $7 Billion Global Settlement with Citigroup for Misleading Investors About Securities Containing Toxic Mortgages

July 18, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, today announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup Inc. to resolve federal and state civil claims related to Citigroup’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) prior to Jan. 1, 2009.  The resolution includes a $4 billion civil penalty […]

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James Hoyer Partner Running Marathon for a Good Cause

July 11, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Partner Jesse Hoyer after running the Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa. James Hoyer partner Jesse Hoyer was profiled as the featured athlete on the Little Things for Cancer marathon team, this week.  Little Things for Cancer raises money to help cancer patients being treated at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, the Lahey Medical Center in […]

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Will the Supreme Court slash False Claims Act penalties?

July 09, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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One case we’ll be watching next term is whether the Supreme Court takes the appeal of Gosselin World Wide Moving, N.V. v. U.S. ex rel Bunk. The complicated fact pattern laid out in the Fourth Circuit’s opinion tells the tale of the defendant moving company colluding with its industry peers to artificially inflate the packing […]

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James Hoyer New Partners Announcement

July 09, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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James, Hoyer Newcomer & Smiljanich is pleased to announce that attorney Chris Casper has been named managing partner and attorneys Jillian Estes, Sean Estes, Jesse Hoyer, and Sean Keefe have been named partners.  James Hoyer is an investigative law firm with an emphasis on False Claims Act whistleblower cases. Chris Casper – Managing Partner Chris […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear False Claims Act Case about Statute of Limitations and First-to-File

July 01, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari today in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, a False Claims Act case addressing two issues: the proper statute of limitations under the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (“WSLA”), and the application of the first-to-file bar once an earlier case is no […]

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Omnicare, the Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy, to Pay $124 M to Settle Allegations Involving False Billings to Federal Health Care Programs

June 25, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Omnicare Inc., the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to nursing homes, has agreed to pay $124.24 million for allegedly offering improper financial incentives to skilled nursing facilities in return for their continued selection of Omnicare to supply drugs to elderly Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the Justice Department announced today . Omnicare is […]

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James Hoyer Client Named Sole Whistleblower in $193M Settlement

June 25, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A federal judge has ruled former Endo Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative Peggy Ryan is the sole whistleblower eligible for a portion of the company’s $193 million off-label marketing settlement, announced in February by the U.S. Justice Department.   Ryan is represented by the James Hoyer Law Firm. The order was issued by Senior Judge Robert Kelly of […]

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Whistleblower case against Lance Armstrong proceeds towards trial

June 23, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Whistleblower cases are not typically high-profile, media-fueled cases. But, when the defendant is one of America’s formerly-beloved sports superstars, the False Claims Act becomes front-and-center news around the world. And according to an order from a federal judge last Thursday, the most highly-publicized False Claims Act case in recent memory will move forward towards what […]

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