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How to Respond if Your Company Attempts to Push You

National pharmacy chain Walgreens recently settled a pair of False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits with the federal government for a total of $269 million. The claims involved allegations of improper Read More

Eagle Home Mortgage Accused of Approving Unqualified Buyers

Eagle Home Mortgage, a subsidiary of Lennar, is the defendant in a new whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the lender routinely approved unqualified borrowers for mortgages, going so far as to Read More

Identifying and Reporting a Ponzi Scheme

It is hard to believe, but we have now passed the 10-year anniversary of the federal government bringing down Bernie Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. This scheme did ultimately do some Read More

Federal Government Joins Hospital Whistleblower Suit

The U.S. federal government announced it would join a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a West Virginia hospital. The suit includes allegations the hospital improperly submitted payments and kickbacks to physicians Read More

Fourth Circuit Allows United Airlines Whistleblower Retaliation Claim to Proceed

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reinstated a whistleblower claim filed by a former employee of United Airlines who claims he was fired after repeatedly issuing complaints about the Read More

Florida Healthcare Organization Faces Federal Whistleblower Lawsuit for Medicare Fraud Allegations

A former auditor for Lee Health alleges in a federal whistleblower lawsuit that the Florida hospital system routinely defrauded Medicaid and Medicare by inflating doctor’s bills to drive more referrals Read More

Study Indicates Whistleblowers Indicate a Healthy Company Culture

The Harvard Business Review recently published research about whistleblowers in the United States. It led to the conclusion that whistleblowers, while they may often herald corporate disaster, are actually indicative Read More

Curo Health Services Subsidiary Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $5.9 Million

SouthernCare Inc., a subsidiary of Curo Health Services, recently agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging the company submitted unnecessary or insufficiently documented Medicare claims. SouthernCare Read More

Federal Government Joins Hospital Whistleblower Lawsuit

The U.S. federal government announced it will join a lawsuit against a hospital in West Virginia. The lawsuit alleges the hospital improperly issued payments and kickbacks to doctors under the Read More

Sprint Will Pay $330 Million to Settle Whistleblower Tax Fraud Case

Telecommunications giant Sprint recently agreed to settle a long-running whistleblower lawsuit regarding incidents of tax fraud to the tune of $330 million. The lawsuit alleged Sprint had been committing tax Read More

Home Depot Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation, Defamation

A 65-year-old former employee of Home Depot has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that he was punished for acting as a whistleblower in helping reveal the company’s illegal Read More

TSA Whistleblower’s Disclosures Lead to Pair of Aviation Security Investigations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was ordered in late December to reexamine the precautions being taken against the potential for attacks on airplanes using chemicals and other threats after Read More

Finance of America Mortgage to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle FHA Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the federal government $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving mortgage fraud brought Read More

H-1B Whistleblower Brings Additional Evidence in Apple Visa Scam Case

A whistleblower who filed a lawsuit against Apple and Infosys on behalf of the federal government brought forth additional evidence supporting his claim that the companies conspired to bypass federal Read More

Employees of Public Companies Lying About Performance Could Potentially Earn Millions in Whistleblower Awards

Employees and managers of publicly traded companies could recover significant amounts of money if they have proof that executives are purposefully withholding negative or damaging information from shareholders to protect Read More

Pair of Companies Ordered to Pay More than $7 Million for Issues Related to Pet Food Ingredients

Two companies were ordered by a federal court to pay more than $7 million in fines after they introduced adulterated and misbranded pet food ingredients into products that were sold Read More

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