From Justice.gov: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice secured $3 billion in civil settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division,...
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Marathons for Charity
Senior Partner John Yanchunis, Associate Sean Estes Run Marathons for Charity Recently, Senior Partner John Yanchunis ran the ING New York City Marathon to support Team For Kids. Sean Estes ran the 10/10/10 race in Chicago to benefit the American Brain Tumor...
Florida Bar Foundation President’s Award Honors John Yanchunis
Please join us in congratulating James Hoyer Senior Partner John Yanchunis for receiving the Florida Bar Foundation’s “President’s Award for Excellence.” The award is a great honor. It recognizes outstanding leadership in promoting the Foundation’s mission to help...
Whistleblowers Earn Huge Rewards Under New Financial Reform Act
It’s always been possible — in theory — for whistleblowers to earn rewards for reporting certain types of wrongdoing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the new SEC whistleblower provisions in the recently-enacted financial reform act open the door to...
James Hoyer Attorney Speaks at National Education Forum
Attorney Nicole Mayer was a panelist at an important education conference in Chicago hosted by the Rainbow Push Coalition. She had the opportunity to discuss concerns about student loans and for-profit schools with Deputy Undersecretary of the Department of Education...
AstraZeneca to Pay $520M in Off-Label Marketing Settlement
From Justice.gov: AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP will pay $520 million to resolve allegations that AstraZeneca illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
New Mexico Attorney General Gets Funding to Prosecute Qui Tam Cases
From NewMexicoIndependent.com: Attorney General Gary King would get extra muscle to go after taxpayer money lost to fraud, if Gov. Bill Richardson signs a state budget the Legislature passed last week. The budget earmarks $150,000 for King to hire a full-time attorney...
Yanchunis, Estes Complete 15K Gasparilla Distance Classic
Senior Partner John Yanchunis and Associate Sean Estes complete 15K run in Tampa’s Gasparilla Distance Classic.
University of Phoenix Pays $78.5 Million Whistleblower Settlement
The country’s largest for-profit college will pay nearly $80 million dollars to settle allegations that it defrauded the U.S. Department of Education. The settlement comes after two former employees of the school pressed the case alleging University of Phoenix...
Dept of Ed Agrees with James Hoyer Attorney Recommendations
The US Department of Education is proposing new regulatory language to reign in the abuse of federal financial aid programs by for-profit colleges. James Hoyer Attorney Jillian Estes testified before the Dept. of Ed’s Negotiated Rule Making Committee in June, 2009,...


