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We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including in the state of Texas 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.

Teaching Hospital Settles False Claims Case

As attorneys who represent False Claims Act cases across the country, including in the state of Texas, we wanted to report more on the recent whistleblower action against The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

As reported by Courthouse News Service: “Medicare should get what it pays for. If you submit a claim for supervising a resident you should actually be present supervising that resident, particularly when that resident is performing surgery,” said Mike Fields, special agent in charge of the Dallas office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

Prosecutors say the hospitals fraudulently “upcoded” Medicare and Medicaid claims for teaching-physician-related items and services between 2004 and 2007; that several claims falsely represented that UTSW’s teaching physicians properly supervised surgical residents at Parkland, though in some cases, there was no documentation that physicians were present for the critical portion of the resident’s surgical care.

Federal Medicare guidelines and rules require that the diagnostic billing codes accurately coincide with the treatment rendered.  It is improper to use one code when separate treatment was rendered.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

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.

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 whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.

CALL US TOLL FREE FOR HELP: 1-800-632-1404

We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including in the state of New Jersey 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.

US ATTORNEY JOINS WHISTLEBLOWER SUIT AGAINST PAR PHARMACEUTICALS

As attorneys who represent False Claims Act cases across the country, including in the state of New Jersey, we wanted to report more on the recent whistleblower action against Par Pharmaceuticals.

First, the AP (9/7, Johnson) reported Chicago pharmacist Bernard Lisitza is suing Par Pharmaceuticals Companies Inc., along with Australia’s Alphapharm PTY Ltd. and Canada’s Genpharm ULC, “in a whistleblower lawsuit of scheming to overcharge the government by tens of millions of dollars for medicines.” In addition, “Assistant US Attorney Linda Wawzenski of Chicago has joined in the case, but just against Par.” The suit alleges that the companies took advantage of Medicaid having “a price cap for what could be charged for capsules – but not tablets” of fluoxetine, and “a cap on the price for tablets, but not capsules,” of ranitidine. The suit claims that the “companies got drug stores…to substitute the form without a price cap, charging two to five times the price for the capped dosage form.

Second, Bloomberg News (9/7, Fisk, Harris) pointed out that CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen’s have already “settled similar claims” and that “the suit has been joined by 20 states and the District of Columbia.” In the suit, “the US is seeking triple damages and fines for each false claim filed.” That could amount to “$5,500 to $11,000 per false claim.” The case is US ex. rel Lisitza v. Par Pharmaceutical Cos., 06-6131, US District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).

We applaud the Government’s stepping in and helping recover funds that have allegedly been wrongfully earned by Par.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

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.

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 whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.

CALL US TOLL FREE FOR HELP: 1-800-632-1404

We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including Medicare fraud, tax fraud and more against businesses including healthcare providers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies and more. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

MYLAN FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGEDLY MERITLESS

As reported by the Pittsburgh Business Times, a False Claims Act lawsuit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals is allegedly “meritless” per the company. You can read this article by CLICKING HERE.

We recently reported on the Par Pharmaceuticals lawsuit, and the Pittsburgh Business Times reports that two subsidiaries of Mylan were not pursued by the federal government (a sign that the case is not strong against those two entities). They are Alphapharm Pty Ltd. in Australia and Genpharm ULC in Canada.

As noted by a spokesperson for the company: “Mylan is well aware of the complaint and notes that it relates to alleged matters that occurred prior to Mylan’s acquisition of Merck KGaA’s generics business, which included Alphapharm and Genpharm,” Mylan said in a statement. “We note that the federal government has looked at and declined to intervene in the case against Alphapharm and Genpharm.”

As Pennsylvania False Claims Act attorneys, we are prepared to discuss a False Claims Act matter with you for any claim you may have against a company taking advantage of the Government.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

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.

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 whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.

CALL US TOLL FREE FOR HELP: 1-800-632-1404

We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including Medicare fraud, tax fraud and more against businesses including healthcare providers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies and more. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

MORE THAN $3 BILLION REC

As reported by the Caroll County Times in Maryland, new federal statistics reveal a sharp increase in the rate of federal prosecutions for health-care fraud this year.  In fact, there have been 903 new health-care fraud prosecutions reported by the government so far in 2011, which is on pace for an 85 percent increase from 2010, in which there were 731 prosecutions of health-care fraud.

The U.S. Department of Justice recovered more than $3.1 billion in 2010 through the Federal False Claims Act and whistleblower statutes. Around 80 percent of those recoveries come from health-care fraud. The Federal False Claims Act gives people authority to expose companies, organizations or individuals that they suspect of health-care fraud. The whistleblower can either bring their allegations to the proper officials within their organization, or turn to lawyers who specialize in false claims and whistleblower laws. Persons that whistleblow can receive a portion of payments received by the Government.

Critical, the whistleblower statute also prohibits employers from retaliating against the employee who reported the fraud, including demoting, terminating, suspending or discriminating against that person.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

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.

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 whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.

CALL US TOLL FREE FOR HELP: 1-800-632-1404

We are attorneys that investigate False Claims Act cases nationwide, including Medicare fraud, tax fraud and more against businesses including healthcare providers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies and more. We stand ready to provide a free case evaluation to you; please call us today.

Par Pharmaceuticals Under Investigation By U.S. Government

Bloomberg News reports that Par Pharmaceutical Cos., a maker and distributor of generic drugs, engaged in an illegal drug- switching scheme to increase sales, the U.S. said in a lawsuit in which two Mylan Inc. units are also accused by a whistleblower of wrongdoing. The U.S. joined a lawsuit against Par filed in 2006 by a whistleblower who previously settled similar claims against drugstore chains CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen’s. The U.S. complaint, filed in March 2009, was unsealed today in Chicago federal court. The suit has been joined by 20 states and the District of Columbia.

The federal government agreed to intervene in the Fasle Claims Act case, and the government spokesperson noted “To increase sales, defendants marketed their higher- priced drugs to pharmacies by falsely portraying their drugs as equivalent to popular, lower-priced generics.” This allowed the drugstores to get higher reimbursements from Medicaid programs and “evade the government’s price limits,” according to the complaint.

As noted by Bloomberg, once the Government agrees to intervene, the chances of settlment are as high as 95%.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss with a nationwide False Claims Act attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404 or send us a confidential email by CLICKING HERE.

If you would like more information on False Claims Act cases, please continue reading.

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.

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 whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.