Can anyone other than the First to File recover monies under the False Claims Act?

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One of the questions we routinely receive as False Claims Act attorneys is who is allowed to recover moneys as a Relator under the False Claim Act.  There is a rule known as the first to file rule that prohibits recovery by a second (or later) Relators.

The False Claims Act first to file rule provides that “when a person brings a [false claims act action], no person other than the Government may intervene or bring a related action based on the facts underlying the pending action.”  31 U.S.C. § 3730(B)(5). The rule is jurisdictional meaning it prohibits a court from granting subject matter jurisdiction to any second (or later in time) Relators.  United States Ex Rel Poteet v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 F.3d 503, 516 (6th Cir. 2009). “The basis for jurisdiction must be apparent from the facts existing at the time the complaint was brought.”  Id. 511.  As such, the rule “ambiguously establishes a first to file bar, preventing successive plaintiffs from bringing related actions based on the same underlying facts.”  Walburn v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 431 F.3d 966, 971 (6th Cir. 2005).  (“quoting United States Ex Rel Lujan v. Hughes Aircraft Co., 243 F.3d 1181, 1187 (9th Cir. 2001)).

In the event that a second in time or later Relator tries to file a claim, the District Court must compare the allegations in the first complaint to the allegations in the second filed complaint to determine if the first to file rule is implicated.  See Walburn, 431 F.3d at 971.  If both complaints alleged “all the essential facts of the underlying fraud,” then the second action will be barred as a matter of law. Id.  The so-called policy behind this rule is that it “furthers the policies of emanating the False Claims Act by ensuring that the Government has notice of the essential facts of an allegedly fraudulent scheme while, at the same time, preventing “opportunists of plaintiffs from bringing parasitic lawsuits.”  Poteet, 552 F.3d at 516.  In other words, “duplicative claims do not help reduce fraud or return funds to the federal fisk, since once the government knows the essential facts of a fraudulent scheme, since once the government knows the essential facts of a fraudulent scheme, that has enough information to discover related frauds.  United States Ex Rel LaCorte v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Labs, Inc., 149 F.3d 227, 234 (3rd Cir. 1998).

For this reason, a purported Relator will lack standing to file a second, duplicative lawsuit and “collect the bounty. . .if someone else has filed the claim first.”  See Poteet, 552 F.3d at 515-16.  Courts across the country have agreed that the first to file rule is “exception free.”  United States Ex Rel Duxbury v. Ortho Biotech Products, LP, 579 F.3d 13, 32 (1st Cir. 2009).

For these reasons, it is critical that if you or someone you know possesses information about a fraud against the government, whether it be Medicare fraud, governmental contracting fraud, or acting as an IRS whistleblower, that a false claim must be disclosed as soon as possible to an experienced qui tam attorney.  For more information, please contact us.

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    Can A False Claim Act Be Filed for Failure to Disclose Information to the Government?

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    One question we receive as False Claims Act attorneys is can there be a false claim for the failure to submit information.  There can under limited circumstances.

    A False Claims Act provides that “any person who knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval” or who “knowingly makes, uses or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim” is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty.  This is pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 37-29(a)(1)(A)-(B).  “The prima facie case under the False Claims Act requires that (1) the defendant made a claim against the United States, (2) the claim was false or fraudulent and (3) the defendant knew the claim was false or fraudulent.”  United States Ex Rel Raynor v. National Rural Utilities Coop Financial Corporation, 690 F.3d 951, 955 (8th Cir. 2012).

    A failure to disclose creates liability under the False Claims Act only when the defendant has an obligation to disclose the admitted information.  This was a holder in a prior False Claims Act in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1997, which held that a defendant University did not submit a false claim for grant funds or omitted certain information on its grant application where the federal agency awarding the grant did not require disclosure of the omitted information in the first place.  See United States Ex Rel Berge Board of Trustee of the University of Alabama, 104 F.3d 1453, 1461 (4th Cir. 1997).

    Therefore, where a Relator alleges that defendant’s failure to disclose or failure to act constitutes a false claim under the False Claims Act, the Relator must point to a clear requirement (including statutory or otherwise) that obligates a defendant to do so.  This holding was found in United States Ex Rel Ketroser v. Mayo Foundation, 729 F.3d 825, 831-32 (8th Cir. 2013).

    Furthermore, whether a statement may after federal funds are received constitutes a false claim under the False Claims Act depends on the purpose of the statement.  Where certifications are submitted as a prerequisite to release funds for subsequent budget period, false statements within those certifications are false claims under the False Claims Act.  See United States Ex Rel Bauchwitz v. Holliman, 671 F.Supp. 2d 674, 679 (ED. PA. 2009).   Accordingly, financial status reports submitted to the government to show how the recipients spent the funds it received are not false claims under the False Claims Act.  In fact, only those actions by the claimant which have the purpose and affect of causing the United States to pay out money it is not obligated to pay, where those actions which intentionally deprived the United States of money it is lawfully due, are properly considered “claims” within the meaning of the False Claims Act.”  See Costner v. URS Consultants, Inc., 153 F.3d 667, 677 (8th Cir. 1998).

    Liability under the False Claims Act will only attach where false statements are made in conjunction with a claim for payment.  For example, the Supreme Court “has cautioned that the False Claims Act was not designed to punish every type of fraud committed upon the government.  In order for a false statement to be actionable under the False Claims Act it must constitute a false or fraudulent claim.  The statute attaches liability, not the underlying fraudulent activity or to the government’s wrongful payment but to the claim for payment.”  See Harrison v. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., 176 F.3d 776, 785 (4th Cir. 1999).

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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. For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today, or visit our False Claims Act Litigation Source.

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      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.

      For more information on this story, please CLICK HERE.

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        Mississippi False Claims Act Attorney Notes that Basco Will Pay $1 Million to Resolve Case

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        False Claims Act Attorney Discusses Prior Rewards and Statistics

        As attorneys that represent individuals who want to seek a claim under the False Claims Act for a qui tam violation by a company, we wanted to advise that the Justice Department has disclosed Basco Manufacturing Company, of Ohio, will pay more than One Million Dollars to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false customs declarations to avoid paying duties on aluminum extrusions from China that were at the time subject to a combined antidumping and countervailing duties of more than 400 percent.  Basco engaged in a pattern of practice called transshipping.

        The company said there were disagreements between it and the Department of Justice, but that it decided to settle the claims and not admit wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the govenrment alleges that Basco and others engaged in a scheem to avoid paying duties by shipping the aluminum manufactured in China through Malaysia. The claims were made known by Whistleblower James F. Valenti, who will receive a share of the recovery under the relator provisions of the False Claims Act.

        Companies may not knowingly avoid paying duties. If you know of  company neglecting to pay duties owed, please contact our firm immediately.

        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 Reports on Qui Tam Against HCA Hospital

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          False Claims Act Attorney Discusses Prior Rewards and Statistics

          As attorneys that represent individuals who want to seek a claim under the False Claims Act for a qui tam violation by a company, we wanted to advise that the Justice Department has decided to join a False Claims lawsuit against the Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) hospital chain.  HMA is currently the nation’s third largest for profit hospital chain and the Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against it and its former CEO and President, Gary D. Newsome for engaging in a scheme to boost company profits and defraud Medicare and Medicaid by unlawfully inducing and pressuring hospital emergency room doctors to increase the rate of ER to hospital admissions over the period of least four years.

          The lawsuit in question was brought by Jacquelyn Meyer, a former administrator with MEMCARE, the nation’s leading provider of emergency room physician services and a major contractor for HMA.  The lawsuit, which was filed under seal on July 15, 2011 in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, it was first made public on January 6, 2014.  The complaint alleges that to curry favor with HMA, EmCare acted as a “willing and equally corrupt partner” in the alleged scheme to pressure ER physicians to admit more patients.  The complaint also seeks damages from EmCare for allegedly terminating Ms. Meyer, who managed EmCare’s contracts with 20 HMA hospitals, after she refused to coerce more doctors to admit more patients.

          If you have any information concerning a hospital that is defrauding the United States Government and/or Medicare and/or Medicaid, please contact us as soon as possible for a free initial consultation.

          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.

          For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today, or visit our False Claims Act Litigation Source.

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            Mississippi False Claims Act Lawyer Reports on Novartis Settlement

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            False Claims Act Attorney Discusses Prior Rewards and Statistics

            As attorneys that represent individuals who want to file a claim under the False Claims Act and assert a qui tam complaint against a business defrauding the United States Government, we wanted to provide that there has been a False Claims Act settlement for $15 million dollars against Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation and Bioscrip, Inc. in connection with a multi-million dollar kickback scheme involving a prescription drug.

            The lawsuit that was filed alleges that as a result of a kickback scheme, Medicare and Medicaid paid tens of millions of dollars in reimbursement based on false, kickback tainted claims before Exjade shipped by Bioscrip.  Contemporaneous with the filing of an Amended Complaint, District Judge Colleen McMann approved a settlement to resolve the United States claim against Bioscrip and their limited financial resources that Bioscrip agrees to pay $11.6 million dollars to the United States Government, $3.3 million dollars to a group of states, and cooperate in the prosecution of claims against Novartis.  Manhattan United States Attorney Preet Bharara stated that “Novartis is caught having orchestrated yet another scheme whereby it used the lure of kickbacks to co-opt a healthcare providers’ independence and in this case turn pharmacy employees at Bioscrip into sales people for Exjade.  By having Bioscrip promote refills under the guise of purported counseling and education, Novartis caused patients to receive one-sided advice that did not discuss Exjade’s serious, potentially life-threatening side effects.  Further, by hiding this illegal quid pro quo from federal healthcare programs, Novartis caused the public to pay tens of millions of dollars for the kickback-tainted drugs.”

            Exjade is an iron chelation drug approved for use by patients who have iron overload resulting from blood transfusions.  Between February 2007 and May 2012, Novartis orchestrated a scheme whereby it offered kickbacks, in the form of patient referrals under the guise of rebates, to Bioscrip, a specialty pharmacy, in exchange for Bioscrip increasing its Exjade refills through biased recommendations to patients.  By orchestrating their scheme, Novartis and Bioscrip further caused pharmacies to submit tens of thousands of claims to Medicare and Medicare resulting in payments of tens of millions of dollars in reimbursements based upon these false claims.

            The allegations of fraud stated in the Complaint were first brought to the attention of Federal law enforcement by a whistleblower who filed a lawsuit under the False Claims Act.  The False Claims Act permits the government to recover up to three times the amount of damages incurred by the United States plus civil penalties ranging from $5,500 to $11,000 per violation.  Private parties who have knowledge of fraud committed against the government may file suit on behalf of the government and share in any recovery.  The United States may then intervene and file its own lawsuit for treble damages and penalties, as it did in this case.

            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.

            For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today, or visit our False Claims Act Litigation Source.

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              False Claims Act Lawyer Reports on Statistics for FCA Cases

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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 Discusses Prior Rewards and Statistics

              As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to report on a few sample statistics including the amount of monies recovered by non-qui tam and qui-tam claims for fraud against the United States.

              In 2013, there were 93 new non-qui tam matters opened, as well as 753 qui tam cases. Our firm was part of these statistics as we assisted in filing multiple claims under the False Claims Act in 2013.

              The settlements and judgments in 2013 included $829,912,477.00 in non-FCA cases.  There were likewise $2,870,141,363 in recoveries when the United States government intervened in a case.  Even when the US did not intervene, there was a recovery of $109,229,614.  Relators’ shares for their courage to blow the whistle on fraud totaled $387,825,711 in 2013, or an unfortunate 13% on average share to the relator.

              To date, the false cams act has recovered $38.9 billion in recoveries and awarded over $4.2 billion in relator shares.

              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.

              For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today, or visit our False Claims Act Litigation Source.

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                IRS Whistleblower Case Amounts to $20 million payout to Whistleblower

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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: IRS Whistleblower To Receive $20,000,000.00

                As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to announce that the United States Government Internal Revenue Service has issued a $20 million award to a relator that helped blow the whistle on IRS fraud by an undisclosed taxpayer.  The award was achieved under the old IRS whistleblower program via a submission to the IRS in 2006, or roughly seven years ago. Under IRS policy, no awards can be given until after the offending taxpayer has exhausted all appears and paid the taxes and fines owed.

                Under the old IRS whistleblower program the IRS could award a whist blower with no recourse, but under the new IRS whistleblower program the IRS shall reward a whistleblower at least 15% (and up to 30%) of the amount recovered when more than $2 million is at stake.

                Our firm has actual experience related to the new whistleblower program. We stand ready to discuss your case with you and assist you with bringing a claim for improperly withheld tax payments or tax schemes by wealthy individuals or businesses.

                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.

                For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today, or visit our False Claims Act Litigation Source.

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                  Tennessee False Claims Lawyer Comments on Vein Clinic Fraud Against Government

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                  False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Florida Vein Clinic

                  As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to announce that the United States Government has settled a case against Dr. Ravi Sharma and Premier Vein Centers of the Florida area. Our firm stands ready to discuss a False Claims suit with you if you know of a doctor or medical provider that is defrauding the government including Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

                  The settlement is for $400,000 to resolve allegations that the vein clinics knowingly over billed for injections performed by unqualified personnel. Beginning in 2009, Sharma allegedly sent text messages to his office manager to perform varicose vein injections when he was not in the office, and also performed unnecessary medical procedures including vein injections and ultrasound imaging.

                  The relator in the case was Patti Lovell, a former office manager for Dr. Sharma. She will receive $72,000 for blowing the whistle on fraud agains the government. If you know of fraud against the government and serve as a relator, you could be in line to receive up to 25% of a settlement amount or judgment.

                  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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                    False Claims Act Lawyer Reports that Philadelphia Hospital Settles Allegations For $2,300,000

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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 St. Mary Medical Center of Philadelphia

                    As attorneys that represent individuals under the False Claims Act, we wanted to announce that the United States Government has settled a case against St. Mary Medical Center in Philadelphia. In the self-disclosure by the company, the hospital admitted that it failed to properly administer the terms of certain recruitment contracts for doctors, leading to net overpayments to some recruited physicians. This included 15 physician income agreements for recruited doctors that were administered from April1, 2007 to June 2010. Unfortunately, the government did not recover the overpayments and did not admit to any criminal liability.

                    If someone had blown the whistle on the Hospital and filed a claim under the False Claims Act, they would have been entitled to a share of the recovery, including up to 25% of the recovery. This is because as a relator, the Government shall pay to a relator a share of the recovery based upon the disclosure of the fraud.

                    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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