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 […]
Learn MoreFebruary 18, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
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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January 29, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On January 13, 2015, the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Kellogg Brown & Root Service, Inc., et al., v. United States, ex rel. Benjamin Carter that we previewed last year. This qui tam case raised two issues for the Court to decide: Can the Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act’s […]
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January 12, 2015 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On December 30, 2014, the New York Times “DealBook” section posted a column by Professor Steven Solomon slamming whistleblower awards for rewarding wrongdoers who engage in fraud, likening the awards to giving bank robbers a cut of the loot. Solomon’s column, “Whistle-Blower Award Lures Wrongdoers Looking to Score,” suggests that whistleblowers are criminals who set up […]
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December 18, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A recent study of “life sciences companies” (i.e. biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies) revealed that False Claims Act qui tam liability is a primary issue discussed in general counsels’ offices. The study was sponsored by Foley Hoag and conducted by ALM Legal Intelligence. According to Kevin Iredell, vice president of ALM Legal Intelligence, “[t]he […]
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December 03, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
As recently reported by the New York Times, whistleblower programs have been an unqualified success for the government in 2014, assisting in a record return of $5.69 billion. The government is now trying to expand this success to new areas. For example, on November 20, 2014, a new Senate bill was introduced to create an […]
Learn MoreNovember 21, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On the heels of the SEC’s recent report of its whistleblower statistics, the Department of Justice released statistics detailing the staggering False Claims Act recoveries in FY2014. In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, the United States obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving false or fraudulent claims […]
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November 19, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Photo Credit: SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Whistleblower released its 2014 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. According to the report, the SEC issued more whistleblower rewards in Fiscal Year 2014 than every previous year combined. Recently, the SEC authorized an award of more than $30 million to […]
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November 04, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A study released last week by the Social Science Research Network proves what False Claims Act attorneys have known all along: whistleblowers matter. Four researchers evaluated penalties for misrepresentation from the Department of Justice and the Securities & Exchange Commission from 1978 to 2012. The researchers controlled several factors and then compared cases that involved […]
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