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
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 for the […]
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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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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
A panel of judges in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court decision to vacate a $348 million jury verdict in a False Claims Act case. The panel instructed the district court to reinstate the jury’s verdict in favor of the relator, the United States, and the State […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On June 22, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a lower court was wrong when it claimed to need more time to decide whether qualified immunity protected two West Virginia officials accused of misusing $42 million in funding. The Fourth Circuit reasoned that the lower court’s desire for […]
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May 19, 2021 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
David L. Haron Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce an $8 million settlement of a lawsuit brought on behalf of its whistleblower client Jeffrey S. Hawk against CWD Holdings, LLC (CWD), and other defendants. David L. Haron had the privilege to be lead counsel for Mr. Hawk. CWD, a California-based company, is one […]
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