• posted: Sep. 21, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Healthcare Fraud,  FCA

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that GCI Communications Corp. (GCI), a telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, has agreed to pay over $40 million to settle charges related Read More

• posted: Sep. 19, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  Whistleblower Retaliation,  civil penalty

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in May that they had settled charges against Gaia, Inc., a Colorado-based company offering video subscription services in the wellness industry. The Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Medicare Fraud,  Healthcare Fraud

A False Claims Act (FCA) case recently exposed a massive fraud scheme perpetrated by Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc. (doing business as Precision Lens), and its owner, Paul Ehlen. The defendants were Read More

• posted: Sep. 12, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  qui tam suit,  Medicare fraud

The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa recently announced that they are pursuing a case against Adam Smith, M.D., also known as "Adam Bryant," for allegedly submitting Read More

• posted: Sep. 07, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Supreme Court,  Fraud Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., which granted a “major victory” to whistleblowers reporting fraud against taxpayers. The decision Read More

• posted: Sep. 05, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  healthcare fraud,  Medicaid Fraud

A former healthcare executive pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in U.S. District Court last month. Alfonzo Bailey was sentenced to 36 months in prison, three years of Read More

• posted: Aug. 29, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• non-disclosure agreements,  FTC,  FTC Investigations

In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition issued a warning against enforcing any contract terms that can hinder its agency investigations. Certain contract terms like non-disclosure Read More

• posted: Aug. 24, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• eeoc,  hiring discrimination,  gender discrimination,  title VII protections

A Mississippi trucking company has settled a claim with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for refusing to hire female applicants since 1986. The company will pay $490,000 and Read More

• posted: Aug. 17, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• medicare fraud,  CRH Healthcare,  Peachtree Immediate Care FP,  Covid-19 Fraud

Two healthcare companies, CRH Healthcare, LLC and Peachtree Immediate Care FP, LLC, have agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle accusations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations. In turn, multiple Read More

• posted: Aug. 15, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• qui tam,  kickbacks,  kickback scheme,  kickback claims,  qui tam claims

Vanguard Health Systems (doing business as The Detroit Medical Center Inc. (DMC)) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation has recently settled a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit for $29.7 million. The government Read More

• posted: Aug. 10, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  whistleblower suit,  wrongdoing at your job

Smart Pharmacy, Inc., SP2, LLC and owner Gregory Balotin have settled a False Claims Act lawsuit for at least $7.4 million. The Justice Department alleged that the pharmacies “violated the Read More

• posted: Aug. 08, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• kickbacks,  kickback suit,  nursing facility

Alta Vista Healthcare and Wellness Center, LLC and its management company, Rockport Healthcare Services, have settled a kickback suit for $3.825 million. Read More

• posted: Jul. 27, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• OSHA,  Back Wages,  Furloughed

Fired Whistleblowers to Receive $15,000 in Back Wages A Texas dental practice has been ordered to pay a combined $15,706 in back pay to two former employees. The workers claimed they Read More

• posted: Jul. 25, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  qui tam,  FCA Violations

Devyn Taylor, who alleged that Samsung C&T America committed False Claims Act violations, is set to receive $210,000 for blowing the whistle. The settlement was approved in early February 2023 Read More

• posted: Jul. 20, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• OSHA,  Sherman Antitrust Act,  CAARA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a new rule to enhance antitrust whistleblower protections. Under the new rule, employees and contractors are protected from retaliation when they Read More

• posted: Jul. 13, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC,  SEC Enforcement Action,  Separation Agreements

In February 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an enforcement action against Activision Blizzard Inc., a publicly traded video game company. The SEC accused Activision of failing to maintain Read More