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 […]
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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 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. […]
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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 01, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
In a rare unanimous decision last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion to False Claims Act (FCA) relator Benjamin Carter in the case of Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc., et al v. U.S. ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the undivided Court. As we’ve written about […]
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May 06, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Photo by HFMA.org Harvard professor and healthcare expert Atul Gawande recently noted that the unnecessary medical care endangers patients and robs the taxpayers. In a recent article published in The New Yorker, Gawande cited fraud as a significant contributor to what leading researchers describe as “low-value care.” Gawande, a general surgeon, notes that ‘[d]octors get […]
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May 01, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin will soon have the opportunity to sign into law the state’s first False Claims Act. The House voted Wednesday to approve the Senate version of H.120, which is modeled after the federal law. This is an important step for taxpayers in Vermont who will finally have a vehicle with which to […]
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April 23, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Photo Credit: www.justice.gov After five months, Loretta Lynch is one vote away from confirmation. The Senate voted 66-34 to move to a final vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as the next United States Attorney General and first African-American female to fill the position. Lynch’s confirmation was originally expected to be a smooth process given her […]
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March 19, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
During the fiscal year 2014, the Federal government recovered nearly $6 billion from False Claims Act cases as more than 700 whistleblower lawsuits were filed for the second consecutive year. These statistics plainly show the effectiveness of incentivizing whistleblowers to risk coming forward to report wrongdoing. Presently 30 states have adopted False Claims Act statutes […]
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February 26, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Photo Credit: www.justice.gov The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to approve Loretta Lynch as the next United States Attorney General. If confirmed, Lynch will succeed soon-to-be resigned Eric Holder and would become the first African-American female to fill that position. Lynch earned votes from all nine Democratic senators on the committee, as well as three […]
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Throughout 2014, we posted articles and blog discussions of the nearly $100 million False Claims Act case that the United States is pursuing against disgraced cyclist, Lance Armstrong. While the FCA case presses forward, Armstrong faces legal issues on multiple fronts related to his use of performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs”) while riding for the U.S. Postal […]
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February 09, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
At the outset of every case, we explain and re-explain the concept that a False Claims Act complaint will be filed “under seal.” This is a basic tenant of False Claims Act law, yet is a unique concept to most individuals since most cases are filed in court and are immediately accessible to the public. […]
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