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June 14, 2011

Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Pharmaceutical Drug Company Marketing Practices

As a Memphis, Tennessee qui tam and whistleblower attorney, I wanted to make you aware of a qui tam and whistleblower suit pending in Texas for illegal pharmaceutical drug company marketing.

A recent article reported on Solvay Pharmaceuticals’ push for off-label sales of testosterone replacement drug AndroGel. In 2000, when the Food and Drug Administration approved it to treat AndroGel hypogonadism, the company announced that the “market was ‘four to five million American men.’ But by 2003, when drug was being pushed by its corporate managers, the number drifted to ‘up to 20 million men,'” according to information in a whistleblowers lawsuit “recently unsealed by a federal court in Texas.” The current whistleblower lawsuit actually involves “three of Solvay’s drugs — AndroGel, a blood pressure drug, and a mental health drug — and provides an inside look at the world of corporate drug marketing.” Dozens of internal company documents, “emails and sales presentations were filed in the case, documenting how the company and its sales representatives sweet-talked, cajoled and even paid fees to the doctors in their territories.”

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.

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. 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.

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.

June 13, 2011

Qui Tam and Whistleblower Attorney: New York Times Bashes Supreme Court

As a Memphis, Tennessee qui tam and whistleblower attorney, I wanted to make you aware of a recent editorial by the New York Times concerning qui tam and whistleblower suits.

The New York Times on June 13, 2011 editorializes about the Supreme Court case of Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk, which “made it harder for whistle-blowers to hold government contractors accountable for fraud.” The court ruled that the case was prohibited under the Federal False Claims Act because it was based partially on information gathered through a Freedom of Information Act request. The Times argues that the logic behind the opinion would prohibit whistleblower suits that depend on information obtained through Freedom of Information requests. The Times argues that the ruling, and Justice Clarence Thomas’ majority opinion, are “wrong about the text, context and history of the law.”

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.

June 7, 2011

Whistleblower and Qui Tam Lawyer Reports on Implementation of the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

As a Memphis, Tennessee qui tam and whistleblower attorney, I wanted to make you aware of the recent implementation of new rules concerning news that the Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting rules and forms to implement Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) entitled “Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection.”

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted on July 21, 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”), established a whistleblower program that requires the Commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the federal securities laws that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action. Dodd-Frank also prohibits retaliation by employers against individuals who provide the Commission with information about possible securities violations. The rules will become effective in August 2011.

To read copies of the Rules, which will protect whistleblowers and encourage those to promote fraud, can be read by CLICKING HERE.

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.

May 29, 2011

Tennessee Whistleblower and Qui Tam Lawyer

As a Memphis, Tennessee qui tam and whistleblower attorney, I wanted to make you aware of a recent qui tam settlement as reported by Bloomberg News. This involved a Tennessee whistleblower providing information to stop the improper receipt of taxpayer dollars by corporate America.

Kidney dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care AG has been ordered to pay $82.6 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the company of overcharging Medicare. The lawsuit claimed Fresenius and two of its subsidiaries overbilled Medicare between 1999 and 2005 for home support dialysis supplies. The allegations were pled in a federal court lawsuit in Nashville, Tennessee. There has yet to be a statement issued by the company.

Tennessee workers and workers 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 Tennessee whistleblower or qui tam lawyer about your facts.

In Tennessee and all across the country, whistleblowers help the government to get back billions of dollars each year with the help of the False Claims Act. In Tennessee, 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. 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.

For more information, please contact Tennessee whitsleblower and qui tam attorney Ed Wallis at 1-800-632-1404 or send Mr. Wallis an email below for a free initial consultation.