Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Leads to Thirty Million Dollar Settlement

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The False Claims Act allows relators (whistleblowers) to file a claim on behalf of the United States government to recover fraudulently received funds. One such case is proceeding in Missouri where a nursing home is being alleged of Medicare Fraud.

Four businesses listed as defendants in a Medicare fraud case, which involved an alleged kickback scheme for providing contract therapy at 60 Missouri nursing homes, have agreed to pay the federal government $30 million, including RehabCare Group Inc. and RehabCare Group East Inc. paying $25 million and Rehab Systems of Missouri of Dexter, Mo., and Health Systems Inc. of Sikeston, Mo., paying $5 million.

Under the False Claims act a person can serve as a relator and file a lawsuit to receive a portion of the funds eventually recovered by the Government.  A lawsuit is filed under seal, during which time the Government investigates potential wrongdoing.  This potential wrongdoing may lead to millions of dollars in recovery, such as this set of cases in St. Louis, Missouri. Under the government’s whistleblower program, Health Dimensions Rehabilitation, an employee-owned company, will receive a $5.7 million whistleblower award as its relator share. Health Dimensions Rehabilitation is a competitor of RehabCare, which had contracts with about 50 nursing homes in Minnesota, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

“The case was settled — not because of any liability, but to avoid any further cost of litigation,” said attorney Scott Hinkle of St. Louis, who represented Health Systems. “If we went to trial, we were confident we could have won the case.” This seems somewhat interesting as Thirty Million Dollars seems a tad bit more than the normal amount of legal fees in a case.

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    Kentucky False Claims Act Lawyer: Hospital Fraud Discussed

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    Our team of Kentucky False Claims Act lawyers would like to advise that The New York Times recently reported through contributors Julie Creswell and Reed Abelson that a hospital chain has been said to scheme to inflate its bills in violation of Federal law.  Health Management Associates is a for-profit hospital chain based in Naples, Florida, which kept tabs on an internal strategy that regulators and others say was intended to increase admissions, regardless of whether a patient needed hospital care, and pressure the doctors who worked at the hospital.  This month the United States Department of Justice said it had joined eight separate whistleblower lawsuits against H.P.M.A. in six states.

    The lawsuits describe a wide ranging strategy, including billing software system fraud, financial incentives, and threats.  Those accusations include some against former Chief Executive Officers, who many of the whistleblowers point to as driving the strategy of fraud.  HMA is not the only hospital chain currently being investigated, as the New York Times reported that federal regulators have multiple investigations currently pending against other questionable hospital admissions, procedures and billings, including the country’s largest hospital chain, HCA.  Community Health Systems, based out of Franklin, Tennessee, sent its former Chief Executive in 2008 to HMA, and currently faces similar accusations that it inappropriately increased admissions to enhance the bottom line.

    HMA also faces shareholder lawsuits and a federal securities investigation.  The New York Times points out a disappointing piece of evidence, that being that many companies consider false claims settlements to be a slap on the wrist and merely a cost of doing business when such settlements run only into the tens of millions of dollars.  The point is well made that a company should be punished with a $500 million dollar or more fine to serve as a deterrent to future conduct.  Only time will tell if such large hundred million plus settlements in the False Claims Act could truly serve as a deterrent to the widespread fraud that currently presides across the country.

    Our firm has a team of whistleblower lawyers that want to help you with potential claims.  Whether it relates to appropriate medical services provided, up charging of medical products, billing fraud, governmental contract fraud including for disadvantaged or minority business enterprise, or more, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

    If you have confidential information about a fraud against the government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

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      Tennessee and Kentucky False Claims Act Lawyer Reports on Genzyme Settlement of $22 Million

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      We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and elsewhere for Medicare fraud, tax fraud, contractor fraud and more against a range of employers including healthcare providers, medical device companies, defense contractors, and pharmaceutical companies. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

      False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Involving Genzyme

      As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to announce that the United States Government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Genzyme Corpo, which has agreed to pay $22.3 million in a settlement in which two former sales representatives alleged that the company said a product cauled Seprafilm could be used in a type of surgery for which it was not approved. The whistleblower suit was filed under the False Claims Act in Florida.  Court documents of public record allege that the salesman encouraged doctors to use the product in a type of surgery in which it was not approved.  Those doctors then sought improper reimbursement claims with the federal government. Genzyme Corp. is owed by French drug company Sanofi.

      While the share a relator can receive in a False Claims Act suit is between 15-30%, an attorney representing the sales representatives said the two relators hope for a 24% recovery, or about $5.2 million.

      Medical device and drug companies cannot knowingly sell an unapproved product, and then seek reimbusement via federal health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.

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        Kentucky False Claims Act Lawyer Comments on Settlement against IMC-Diagnostic

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        False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Involving IMC-Diagnostic in Alabama

        As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to announce that the United States Government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Infirmary Health Systems, Inc. and various related entities.  The lawsuit alleges that IMC-Diagnostic and Medical Clinic in Mobile, Alabama billed Medicare for services referred by Diagnostic Physicians Group physicians in violation of the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.  More specifically, the lawsuit alleges that the clinic improperly paid Diagnostic Physicians Group physicians compensation that included a percentage of the money collected from Medicare for tests and procedures the doctors referred to the clinic.  These improper payments and resulting submission of false claims to the Medicare Program violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.

        The case was filed by a Relator who stands to receive a percentage of any recovery by the government.  Since January 2009, the Justice Department has recovered more than $14.7 Billion dollars through False Claims Act cases, with more than $10.7 billion of that amount recovered in cases involving fraud against federal healthcare programs.

        If you have confidential information about a fraud against the government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

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        Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

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          Tennessee False Claims Act Lawyer Comments on CyTerra Settlement

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          False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Involving CyTerra

          As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to advise that a military contractor known as CyTerra Corp. has agreed to pay $2 million dollars to settle whistle blower civil fraud allegations against the government.  The False Claims Act lawsuit, which was filed seven years ago in Massachusetts, accused the company of systematically inflating costs and over charging the military as it billed to hand held land mind detection systems.  According to whistle blowers, CyTerra officials in Orlando and Waltham, Massachusetts secretly inflated the costs of labor and materials to sweeten the company’s profits.  When the two finance executives alerted the company to the situation, they were fired in retaliation according to their lawyers.  The wrongful termination claims are still pending.

          The two Relators will receive a reward of $361,000.00 which is 19% of what CyTerra is paying the government, as part of their Relator’s share.  When a person declares a fraud against the government and there is a recovery, the Relator is entitled to a share.  If you have any desire to blow the whistle on fraud against the government, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

          If you have confidential information about a fraud against the government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

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            False Claims Act Laweyr Reports on Tacoma Company settlement

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            False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Involving Tacoma Company Sound Physicians

            As attorneys that represent individuals who file suit under the False Claims Act on behalf of whistle blowers, we wanted to advise that a Tacoma company known as Sound Physicians has agreed to pay $14.5 million dollars to settle an over-billing lawsuit.  Sound Physicians provides doctors to some 70 hospitals in 22 states.

            Former employee and whistle blower, Craig Thomas, filed a lawsuit under the False Claims Act alleging that Sound Physicians submitted claims to Medicare and other federal programs that exaggerated the seriousness and extent of the work they performed on patients.  As a result of the $14.5 million dollar settlement, Mr. Thomas will receive a $2.7 million dollar Relator fee out of the settlement proceeds.

            In the original 2008 Complaint, Mr. Thomas alleged that the company paid its physicians and executives based on the amount of the fees they generated.  That system, he claimed, was an incentive for physicians to upgrade their claims for payment to higher levels to increase their own pay.  He said that the company provided physicians little or no training on how to properly their work when submitting forms for government reimbursement.  He alleged that Sound Physicians was aware that many of its claims for reimbursement were not supported by patient medical records, and that the company conducted an internal audit on some of its hospitals in 2008 but did nothing to take any significant corrective action to refund over collections they had discovered resulting from up charging.

            If you have confidential information about a fraud against the government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

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            We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us.

            Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

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              False Claims Act Lawyer Reports on Northwestern University Settlement

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              False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Involving Fraudulent Conduct Alleged at Northwestern University

              As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to make it known that Northwestern University has agreed to pay $2.9 million dollars to settle charges that it submitted false claims to the United States when two doctors directed and authorized the spending of grant funds on goods and services that did not meet applicable National Institutes of Health and Office of Management and Budget Grant Guidelines.  The complaint blowing the whistle on this fraud was filed by Melissa Theis.  The case has been pursued for over five years by Ms. Theis, who began working at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in 2007 as a purchasing coordinator in the Department of Hematology and oncology.  As a purchasing coordinator her primary responsibilities included reviewing and processing invoices and travel reimbursement requests submitted by researchers and PI’s working on private and federal government grants.  Almost immediately, Ms. Theis noticed irregularities or red flags with respect to the invoices and reimbursement requests being submitted and paid from NIH grants.

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                False Claims Act Lawyer Reports that Higher Settlements Likely on SEC Fraud Cases

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                False Claims Act Attorney: Higher Settlements Likely

                As attorneys that represent individuals that blow the whistle on fraud against the Government, we are pleased to report that the SEC whistle blower rewards are expected to grow even larger as additional claims are made.

                Steven Cohen, an Associate Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said recently that the SEC expects to pay “some extremely significant whistle blower rewards” as information has lead to “incredibly impactful cases.”  Additionally, Sean McKessy, the Director of the SEC’s Whistle Blower’s office, advised that “we are likely to see more rewards at a faster pace now that the program has been set up and running and the tips we have gotten are leading to successful cases.”  The SEC Whistle Blower program was established by the Dodd-Frank Act and has generated the boost to SEC enforcement efforts that proponents have envisioned.

                To date, there have been two such awards, including an award of $50,000.00 (on $150,000 recovered) and a 15% award of a currently uncollected amount (which is likely to 15% of $800,000.00 or $120,000.00).

                If you have confidential information about a fraud against the government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

                THE SCOPE OF FRAUD

                Amazingly, some estimates have suggested that approximately 10% of the entire annual United States budget is lost to companies or individuals who are defrauding the government. The United States Federal budget for 2010 was $3.456 billion, meaning around $345.6 million was wrongfully wasted on fraud.

                The entities defrauding the government do so in a variety of ways: Medicare or Medicaid fraud whereby they bill the government for services which they never provided or overbill for services that were provided; SEC Trading; Tax Fraud; TARP Fraud; Military/Defense contract fraud; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing;contract fraud involving any number of large government spending programs; or other types public benefit fraud.

                HELPING THE PUBLIC.

                As a whistleblower attorney, we are interested in speaking with persons willing to make known the truth about company practices and are willing to file a qui tam or whistleblower action. One area in particular we are interested in discussing are lawsuits involving medical device companies where the company is alleged to have overcharged, engaged in kickback programs, and the like. We will nevertheless investigate claims in a variety of areas.

                Workers and persons all across the country witness actions at their work that may be unlawful or even corrupt. Unfortunately, some employees and workers feel that they will be fired, terminated, harrassed or punished if they report an unlawful or corrupt action. These reporters, however, are protected by the law as a Whistleblower and can receive compensation because of the False Claims Act or the Medicaid False Claims Act. If you have reported actions that may be fraudulent, then you should talk to a Whistleblower or qui tam lawyer about your facts.

                Whistleblowers help the government to get back billions of dollars each year with the help of the False Claims Act. In fact, fraudulent Medicaid claims are also caught by whistleblowers having the Medicaid False Claims Act on their side. If you report a false claim or fraudulent action to the government, then the government will give you, the whistleblower, a part of the money that gets recovered. This is because of qui tam requirements. Qui Tam means that a person files a lawsuit for the king and also for him or herself. The phrase is qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, or, “he who sues for the king as well for himself.”

                These requirements and lawsuits were made popular during the Civil War when many people were getting away with fraudulent actions against the government. In 1986, the False Claims Act was amended to raise the total compensation given to people who reported fraudulent actions, or whistleblowers. If a whistleblower works with a lawyer then it may be possible for them to get three times the amount the government would get in damages and also get additional compensation for general fines.

                TYPES OF CASES

                The most common situations that could form the basis of a Qui Tam action include:

                • Submitting a false or fraudulent record, bill or statement to the government in order to fraudulently obtain money such as reporting a medical service that was never performed for Medicare or Medicad;
                • Conspiring with a third party to submit or present have a false or fraudulent claim to the government;
                • Withholding property of the government with the intent to defraud or conceal the property from the government;
                • Fraudulently buying property of the government from someone not authorized to sell that property; and
                • Making a false statement to fraudulently avoid paying money to the government or to avoid delivering property to the government.

                THE PROCESS

                We will meet with you and thoroughly investigate your case.  As we mentioned, we will travel to see you, as we want to meet with you in person and review all documents you may have to support your case.  We will then investigate on our own and prepare a complaint for filing in federal court.  The case will be filed under seal, and served on the U.S. Attorney’s Office along with a Declaration of Evidence that is not filed but also served on the Government.

                Once the case is filed, a United States Attorney investigates the lawsuit and underlying allegations of fraud for an initial period of 60 days. If after investigating the claim the U.S. Attorney believes the allegations of fraud are meritorious, the United States Government takes over the case and either enters into a settlement or continues the lawsuit against the wrongdoer. The Relator would then be entitled to a portion of the recovery despite the fact that the government has taken over the case.

                The amount that the Relator would be entitled to receive would be approximately 15 percent to 25 percent of the decision. It is estimated that the government intervenes and takes over a case approximately 30 percent of the time.

                FOR HELP, PLEASE CONTACT US.

                We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us.

                Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

                For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today.

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                  False Claims Act Lawyer Notes Settlement Acts GEAS

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                  We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and elsewhere for Medicare fraud, tax fraud, contractor fraud and more against a range of employers including healthcare providers, medical device companies, defense contractors, and pharmaceutical companies. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

                  False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Against GEAS

                  As attorneys that represent individuals that are blowing the whistle on fraud against companies receiving improper monies from the Federal Government, we wanted to advise that a General Electric Unit has agreed to pay $6.6 million dollars in a false claims settlement.

                  General Electric Aviation Systems or GEAS headquartered in Ohio and manufactures and sells integrated systems and components for commercial, corporate, military and marine aircraft.  It is a unit of General Electric Aviation Systems which is in turn owned by General Electric.  In March 2008, an external fuel tank manufactured by GEAS for use on a Navy F/8/18 fighter jet failed governmental testing.  Subsequently, the United States alleged that GEAS knowingly failed to comply with contract specifications and failed to undertake proper quality control procedures in connection with 641 external fuel tanks delivered to the Navy between June 2005 and February 2008.

                  Allegations about GEAS’s misconduct were included in a lawsuit filed by a former employee, Jeffrey Aver under the whistle blowing provisions of the False Claims Act that permit private individuals called Relators to bring lawsuits for false claims on behalf of themselves and the United States and to receive a portion of the proceeds of the settlement.  Mr. Aver’s share of the settlement has not yet been determined according to the Department of Justice.

                  If you have any additional information concerning potential fraud involving the military, governmental contracting, healthcare, or other areas, please contact us as soon as possible.

                  If you have confidential information about a fraud against the government in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

                  THE SCOPE OF FRAUD

                  Amazingly, some estimates have suggested that approximately 10% of the entire annual United States budget is lost to companies or individuals who are defrauding the government. The United States Federal budget for 2010 was $3.456 billion, meaning around $345.6 million was wrongfully wasted on fraud.

                  The entities defrauding the government do so in a variety of ways: Medicare or Medicaid fraud whereby they bill the government for services which they never provided or overbill for services that were provided; SEC Trading; Tax Fraud; TARP Fraud; Military/Defense contract fraud; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing;contract fraud involving any number of large government spending programs; or other types public benefit fraud.

                  HELPING THE PUBLIC.

                  As a whistleblower attorney, we are interested in speaking with persons willing to make known the truth about company practices and are willing to file a qui tam or whistleblower action. One area in particular we are interested in discussing are lawsuits involving medical device companies where the company is alleged to have overcharged, engaged in kickback programs, and the like. We will nevertheless investigate claims in a variety of areas.

                  Workers and persons all across the country witness actions at their work that may be unlawful or even corrupt. Unfortunately, some employees and workers feel that they will be fired, terminated, harrassed or punished if they report an unlawful or corrupt action. These reporters, however, are protected by the law as a Whistleblower and can receive compensation because of the False Claims Act or the Medicaid False Claims Act. If you have reported actions that may be fraudulent, then you should talk to a Whistleblower or qui tam lawyer about your facts.

                  Whistleblowers help the government to get back billions of dollars each year with the help of the False Claims Act. In fact, fraudulent Medicaid claims are also caught by whistleblowers having the Medicaid False Claims Act on their side. If you report a false claim or fraudulent action to the government, then the government will give you, the whistleblower, a part of the money that gets recovered. This is because of qui tam requirements. Qui Tam means that a person files a lawsuit for the king and also for him or herself. The phrase is qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, or, “he who sues for the king as well for himself.”

                  These requirements and lawsuits were made popular during the Civil War when many people were getting away with fraudulent actions against the government. In 1986, the False Claims Act was amended to raise the total compensation given to people who reported fraudulent actions, or whistleblowers. If a whistleblower works with a lawyer then it may be possible for them to get three times the amount the government would get in damages and also get additional compensation for general fines.

                  TYPES OF CASES

                  The most common situations that could form the basis of a Qui Tam action include:

                  • Submitting a false or fraudulent record, bill or statement to the government in order to fraudulently obtain money such as reporting a medical service that was never performed for Medicare or Medicad;
                  • Conspiring with a third party to submit or present have a false or fraudulent claim to the government;
                  • Withholding property of the government with the intent to defraud or conceal the property from the government;
                  • Fraudulently buying property of the government from someone not authorized to sell that property; and
                  • Making a false statement to fraudulently avoid paying money to the government or to avoid delivering property to the government.

                  THE PROCESS

                  We will meet with you and thoroughly investigate your case.  As we mentioned, we will travel to see you, as we want to meet with you in person and review all documents you may have to support your case.  We will then investigate on our own and prepare a complaint for filing in federal court.  The case will be filed under seal, and served on the U.S. Attorney’s Office along with a Declaration of Evidence that is not filed but also served on the Government.

                  Once the case is filed, a United States Attorney investigates the lawsuit and underlying allegations of fraud for an initial period of 60 days. If after investigating the claim the U.S. Attorney believes the allegations of fraud are meritorious, the United States Government takes over the case and either enters into a settlement or continues the lawsuit against the wrongdoer. The Relator would then be entitled to a portion of the recovery despite the fact that the government has taken over the case.

                  The amount that the Relator would be entitled to receive would be approximately 15 percent to 25 percent of the decision. It is estimated that the government intervenes and takes over a case approximately 30 percent of the time.

                  FOR HELP, PLEASE CONTACT US.

                  We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us.

                  Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

                  For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today.

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                    False Claims Act Lawyer Reports on Jury Verdict against Tuomey Healthcare

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                    We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and elsewhere for Medicare fraud, tax fraud, contractor fraud and more against a range of employers including healthcare providers, medical device companies, defense contractors, and pharmaceutical companies. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

                    False Claims Act Attorney: Verdict Against Tuomey Healthcare

                    In early May 2013, a jury in Sumter, South Carolina, concluded that Tuomey Healthcare Systems violated the False Claims Act by submitting tens of thousands of illegal bills to Medicare worth $39 million dollars.  The Community Hospital now faces up to $357 million dollars in potential False Claims Act liabilities.  The ten person jury agreed with prosecutors and a physician whistle blower in the highly charged case finding that the hospital was paying doctors in ways that rewarded  them financially for referring patients to the hospital violated both the Stark law and the False Claims Act.  The jury took less than five hours to reach its verdict.

                    Jurors found that the hospital submitted a total of 21,730 Medicare claims that were tainted by illegal compensation arrangements.  The Relator, Dr. Michael Drakeford, filed his first whistle blower lawsuit against Tuomey Community Hospital in 2005 after he declined to enter into one of the agreements that the hospital was offering.  The hospital’s ultimate financial penalty is not yet decided.  Federal law would require payment of all monetary money paid under the illegal Medicare claims, and the False Claims Act allows the government to try to reclaim up to triple the amount of the damages, plus as much as an $11,000 penalty per claim.  The defendant fraudulent company is also required if the suit is successful either via settlement or verdict to pay all attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the Relator.

                    If you have confidential information about a company including a hospital that is committing fraud against the Government, including a hospital in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas or another state, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

                    THE SCOPE OF FRAUD

                    Amazingly, some estimates have suggested that approximately 10% of the entire annual United States budget is lost to companies or individuals who are defrauding the government. The United States Federal budget for 2010 was $3.456 billion, meaning around $345.6 million was wrongfully wasted on fraud.

                    The entities defrauding the government do so in a variety of ways: Medicare or Medicaid fraud whereby they bill the government for services which they never provided or overbill for services that were provided; SEC Trading; Tax Fraud; TARP Fraud; Military/Defense contract fraud; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing;contract fraud involving any number of large government spending programs; or other types public benefit fraud.

                    HELPING THE PUBLIC.

                    As a whistleblower attorney, we are interested in speaking with persons willing to make known the truth about company practices and are willing to file a qui tam or whistleblower action. One area in particular we are interested in discussing are lawsuits involving medical device companies where the company is alleged to have overcharged, engaged in kickback programs, and the like. We will nevertheless investigate claims in a variety of areas.

                    Workers and persons all across the country witness actions at their work that may be unlawful or even corrupt. Unfortunately, some employees and workers feel that they will be fired, terminated, harrassed or punished if they report an unlawful or corrupt action. These reporters, however, are protected by the law as a Whistleblower and can receive compensation because of the False Claims Act or the Medicaid False Claims Act. If you have reported actions that may be fraudulent, then you should talk to a Whistleblower or qui tam lawyer about your facts.

                    Whistleblowers help the government to get back billions of dollars each year with the help of the False Claims Act. In fact, fraudulent Medicaid claims are also caught by whistleblowers having the Medicaid False Claims Act on their side. If you report a false claim or fraudulent action to the government, then the government will give you, the whistleblower, a part of the money that gets recovered. This is because of qui tam requirements. Qui Tam means that a person files a lawsuit for the king and also for him or herself. The phrase is qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, or, “he who sues for the king as well for himself.”

                    These requirements and lawsuits were made popular during the Civil War when many people were getting away with fraudulent actions against the government. In 1986, the False Claims Act was amended to raise the total compensation given to people who reported fraudulent actions, or whistleblowers. If a whistleblower works with a lawyer then it may be possible for them to get three times the amount the government would get in damages and also get additional compensation for general fines.

                    TYPES OF CASES

                    The most common situations that could form the basis of a Qui Tam action include:

                    • Submitting a false or fraudulent record, bill or statement to the government in order to fraudulently obtain money such as reporting a medical service that was never performed for Medicare or Medicad;
                    • Conspiring with a third party to submit or present have a false or fraudulent claim to the government;
                    • Withholding property of the government with the intent to defraud or conceal the property from the government;
                    • Fraudulently buying property of the government from someone not authorized to sell that property; and
                    • Making a false statement to fraudulently avoid paying money to the government or to avoid delivering property to the government.

                    THE PROCESS

                    We will meet with you and thoroughly investigate your case.  As we mentioned, we will travel to see you, as we want to meet with you in person and review all documents you may have to support your case.  We will then investigate on our own and prepare a complaint for filing in federal court.  The case will be filed under seal, and served on the U.S. Attorney’s Office along with a Declaration of Evidence that is not filed but also served on the Government.

                    Once the case is filed, a United States Attorney investigates the lawsuit and underlying allegations of fraud for an initial period of 60 days. If after investigating the claim the U.S. Attorney believes the allegations of fraud are meritorious, the United States Government takes over the case and either enters into a settlement or continues the lawsuit against the wrongdoer. The Relator would then be entitled to a portion of the recovery despite the fact that the government has taken over the case.

                    The amount that the Relator would be entitled to receive would be approximately 15 percent to 25 percent of the decision. It is estimated that the government intervenes and takes over a case approximately 30 percent of the time.

                    FOR HELP, PLEASE CONTACT US.

                    We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us.

                    Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more.

                    For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today.

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