February 02, 2022 | Posted By: Emma Doull
On February 2nd, 2022, the United States Department of Justice announced it had secured around $5.6 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) recoveries during 2021. This amount represents the second-highest recovery on record and is only superseded by the $6.2 billion recovered in 2014. The fiscal year 2021 continues a long-time trend of having most of the recovery related […]
Learn MoreJanuary 25, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The 6th Circuit opinion sets a strong precedent for future qui tam cases in which the defendant refuses to pay attorney’s fees to the relator. The Court’s interpretation of the FCA ensures that any relator in a successful qui tam action that receives a relator’s share is also entitled to receive attorney’s fees paid by the defendant.
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January 21, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce the $500,000 settlement of a case brought on behalf of whistleblower Christine Kibler. Hoyer Law Group founding partner Jesse Hoyer Estes had the privilege of representing Ms. Kibler when she courageously came forward to expose the fraud she observed at Dover Air Force Base during her time as a Community Director for Hunt Companies.
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January 19, 2022 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Hoyer Law Group is proud to announce that MD Labs, Inc., along with two of its owners, will pay up to $16 million to settle allegations that MD Labs submitted false laboratory claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs. According to the settlement agreement, MD Labs and its owners regularly […]
Learn MoreNovember 29, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report (“Report”) of the SEC Whistleblower Program (“Program”) on November 15th, 2021. The Report outlines another record-breaking year for the Office of the Whistleblower (“OWB”), which received a record number of whistleblower complaints and awarded the largest dollar amount in […]
Learn MoreJune 28, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The vast sums of taxpayer dollars that have been disbursed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique opportunity for companies and individuals to become fraudsters. Given the speed in which the virus has spread and the relative haste in which the government has responded, a wave of fraudulent and unlawful conduct relating to […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Jesse Hoyer Partner The Federal False Claims Act provides specific rules to keep the case confidential when a whistleblower files a new lawsuit. The rules prevent the defendant from finding out that the government is conducting an investigation. The procedure, known as “filing under seal,” requires that a complaint “shall be filed in camera, shall […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
David Fulleborn Senior Employment Counsel Our attorneys have substantial experience representing corporate, finance, and banking industry whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and other laws. Whether you are looking to disclose securities fraud, bank fraud, or other financial crimes for a reward […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Jesse Hoyer Partner Members of government agencies often ask us whether their employment by the Government impacts whether they can serve as a whistleblower in a qui tam case under the False Claims Act (“FCA”)? Unfortunately, the short answer is “maybe.” Government employees can certainly serve as whistleblowers. No court has ever held that the FCA bans qui tam suits by […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Kyle Mosey The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a False Claims Act case amassing a $43 million recovery of misused taxpayer money. The False Claims Act allows individuals to file a lawsuit on the government’s behalf when they possess knowledge of fraudulent claims by independent actors or corporations that result in a financial loss […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed new laws that provide employees with greater rights in many aspects of their employment. Of these new laws, House Bill 798 is an extensive whistleblower law that grants employees a great deal of protection from their employer’s retaliation. This law, which becomes effective July 1, 2020, is the first […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On June 19, 2020, the Department of Justice raised the civil penalties applicable to False Claims Act actions. The civil penalty range prior to the increase was a minimum of $11,181 and a maximum of $22,363 per claim. This range has now increased to a minimum of $11,665 and a maximum of $23,331 per claim. […]
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