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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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Can you be forced to arbitrate your FCA claims?

June 13, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Image from Public Citizen The answer, unfortunately, is “maybe.” Modern employment contracts almost always contain some kind of arbitration provision whereby you and your company agree to resolve disputes through arbitration.Companies prefer arbitration over going to court for several reasons: the discovery rules limit what information you can get from them; the company can prevent […]

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Shands Hospitals Pay $3.25 Million in 2nd Part of Florida Whistleblower Settlement

June 12, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Shands Health Care System has agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle outstanding claims that six of its Florida hospitals submitted improper outpatient billing to the government which resulted in overpayments from Medicaid, Medicare and TRICARE.   This settlement comes on the heels of a $26 million settlement in August of 2013, which resolved additional claims […]

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Federal Prosecutors Seek More Than $96 Million in Damages From Lance Armstrong

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

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American taxpayers have 96 million reasons to care what Lance Armstrong says under oath later this month. Prosecutors are seeking more than $96 million from the disgraced cyclist, according to documents Armstrong’s lawyers attached to motions they filed in Washington federal court earlier this week. Armstrong, according to the documents filed in the False Claims […]

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Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery Lauds the False Claims Act

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

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Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery Photo Credit: U.S. D.O.J. On Thursday, June 5, Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery, head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, spoke to a conference of qui tam attorneys in Washington, D.C. at the American Bar Association’s 10th National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement.  […]

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Robert Glazer a Los Angeles Physician Indicted in $33 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

June 04, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A Los Angeles physician was indicted today for a $33 million scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. Ferry of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]

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FBI Plays a Supporting Role in Investigating Student Aid Fraud

June 03, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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It’s a yearly spring ritual: college-bound students, young and old, applying online for much-needed federal student aid in the form of grants or loans. Unfortunately, a few unscrupulous individuals view Title IV Federal Student Assistance funding as a way to line their own pockets—not to get an education. According to a recent assessment by the […]

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Commodity Future Trading Commission Announces First Whistleblower Award

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

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Photo Credit: CFTC Website On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, the Commodity Future Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced that it would be making its first award to a whistleblower who reported a fraud through the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program.  A $240,000 award will be made an an anonymous whistleblower who brought valuable information regarding violations of the Commodity […]

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Medicare Fraud: Feds Charge 90-plus People for $260 Million in False Claims

May 14, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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More than 90 individuals were charged on Tuesday in a nationwide crackdown against what investigators said was massive fraud in federally administered health-care programs. The defendants were charged with submitting more than $260 million in fraudulent claims to the Medicare system. They included 27 medical professionals, including 16 physicians, who prosecutors say breached the public […]

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Tenet Healthcare Corp. pays $5 million to settle False Claims Act

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

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A whistle-blower lawsuit, which was settled for $5 million and dismissed, had accused Tenet of paying kickbacks to doctors in return for patient referrals to its hospitals. By Daniel Chang [email protected] Tenet Healthcare Corp., owner of four Miami-Dade hospitals, paid $5 million in December to settle a South Florida whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that the company […]

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