DOJ Reports $2.9B Recovered in False Claims Act Litigation January 16, 2025 Litigation under the False Claims Act generated more than $2.9 billion in settlement and judgments the last fiscal year, according...
False Claims Act Cases Resulted in $2.7B in Fiscal Year 2023: DOJ February 28, 2024 The U.S. Department of Justice said a record 543 settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act resulted in about...
Supreme Court Allows Justice Department to Toss Whistleblower Cases June 16, 2023 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved the Justice Department’s power to unilaterally dismiss lawsuits filed under a law that...
Two Contractors to Pay $1.24 Million to Resolve Fraud in Whittier Bridge/I-95 Project April 6, 2023 Walsh Construction Co. and Melo’s Rodbusters, Inc. have agreed to pay $1.24 million collectively to resolve False Claims Act allegations...
U.S. Sues Rite Aid for Missing Opioid Red Flags March 14, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government on Monday sued Rite Aid Corp., accusing the pharmacy chain of missing “red flags” as it illegally...
Supreme Court Upholds Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm December 6, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to two whistleblower sisters by upholding a jury verdict that found State...
Supreme Court Limits Fraud Claims Against Federal Contractors June 17, 2016 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed some limits on the kind of fraud claims that can be brought against...
South Florida Hospital Settles Physician Claims With U.S. for $69.5M September 18, 2015 The Justice Department has reached a $69.5 million settlement with a South Florida hospital district accused in a lawsuit of...
BofA Whistleblower to Receive $14.5M in Mortgage Case May 30, 2012 By Rick Rothacker A former home appraiser will receive $14.5 million as part of a whistleblower lawsuit that accused subprime lender Countrywide Financial...
Whistleblowers Reaping Rewards in U.S. Mortgage Suits March 15, 2012 By Rick Rothacker Troubled homeowners are not the only ones set to get a financial lift from the U.S. government’s $25 billion landmark...