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Erin Daly v. Citigroup, Inc.




The plaintiff‐appellant Erin Daly was employed by the defendantsappellees,
Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., and Citibank, N.A. She
brought suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York alleging gender discr... More...
   $0 (09-23-2019 - NY)

Geraldine Godecke, Relator; ex rel. United States of America v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc.; KCI-USA, Inc.





Relator Geraldine Godecke appeals the district court’s
dismissal of her qui tam case against Defendants Kinetic
Concepts, Inc. and KCI US... More...
   $0 (09-08-2019 - CA)

United States of America ex rel. Strunck et al. v. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc. and United States of America ex rel. Clark v. Questor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,




Philadelphia, PA - Drug Maker Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay Over $15 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for “Wining and Dining” Doctors

Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals... More...
   $0 (09-06-2019 - PA)

United States ex rel. David Nutter, M.D., and David Nutter, M.D., individually, v. Sherif F. Khalil, M.D., Beaver Medical group, L.P., The Beaver Medical Clinic, Inc., Epic Management, L.P., and Epic Management, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA - Medicare Advantage Provider and Physician to Pay $5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Beaver Medical Group L.P. (Beaver) and one of its physicians, Dr. Sherif Khalil, have agreed to pay a total of $5,039,180 to resolve allegations that they reported invalid diagnoses to Medicare Advantage plans and thereby caused those plans to receive inflated payments from... More...
   $0 (08-08-2019 - CA)

United States of America v. Eagleville Hospital




Philadelphia, PA - Eagleville Hospital Pays $2.85 Million to Resolve Allegations of Improper Billing for Detox Treatment

Eagleville Hospital, which provides substance use disorder treatment in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $2.85 million to the federal government... More...
   $2850000 (07-26-2019 - PA)

Michael C. Donta v. CW of Kentucky d/b/a Kentucky Labor Cabinet

Frankfort, KY - Michael C. Donta sued CW of Kentucky d/b/a Kentucky Labor Cabinet on a wrongful termination theory claiming his employment with the Defendant was terminated after he report problems with an apprenticeship program.

Claims were violations of Ky.’s Whistleblower Act and unlawful retaliation for supporting employees’ complaints of sexual harassment. Defense verdict on retalia... More...
   $500000 (07-26-2019 - KY)

United States of America ex rel. Tatgenhorst v. ITT Corporation, PEI/Genesis, Inc.




Los Angeles, CA - ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations for Untested Electrical Connectors

ITT Cannon has agreed to pay the United States $11 million to settle False Claims Act allegations t... More...
   $11000000 (07-17-2019 - CA)

James John Hughes, ex rel. United States of America v. PAE Applied Technologies, LLC



Oklahoma City, OK - Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $4,200,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to The United States Air Force

PAE Applied Technologies, LLC, has agreed to pay $4,200,000 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations that it submitted false claims to the U... More...
   $4200000 (07-12-2019 - OK)

United States of America v. Reckitt Benckiser Group, P.L.C. (RB Group)




Abington, VA - Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid Drug in United States History

Global consumer goods conglomerate... More...
   $1400000000 (07-11-2019 - VA)

Enrique Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.


Respondents Safeway, Inc. and The Vons Companies,
Inc. (collectively Safeway) formerly maintained a policy or
practice of failing to pay statutorily required premium wages
when, if ever, Safeway violated i... More...
   $0 (07-05-2019 - CA)

James John Hughes v. PAE Applied Technologies, LLC



Oklahoma City, OK - Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $4,200,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to The United States Air Force

PAE Applied Technologies, LLC, has agreed to pay $4,200,000 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations that it submitted false claims to the U... More...
   $4200000 (06-28-2019 - OK)

United States of America v. Acell, Inc.




Baltimore, MD - Medical Device Maker ACell Inc. Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $15 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and Civil False Claims Allegations

ACell Inc. (ACell), a Maryland-based medical device manufacturer, pleaded guilty to charges relating to its MicroMatrix p... More...
   $0 (06-11-2019 - MD)

United States ex rel. Maurice Shoe v. Oral Roberts University




Tulsa, OK - Oral Roberts University to Pay Over $300,000 for Allegedly Violating Ban on Incentive Compensation

Oral Roberts University (ORU), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will pay $303,502 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to ... More...
   $0 (06-06-2019 - )

United States of America v. Insys Therapeutics




Boston, MA - Opioid Manufacturer Insys Therapeutics Agreed to Enter $225 Million Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations

Company Admited Illegal Conduct Regarding Promotion of Subsys, a Powe... More...
   $225000000 (06-05-2019 - MA)

United States ex rel. Buridi v. Kentuckiana Medical Center LLC, et al.




Indianapolis, IN - Rialto Capital Management and Current Owner of Indiana Hospital to Pay $3.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising From Kickbacks to Referring Physicians

The Department of Justice announced today that Rialto Capital Management LLC (Rialt... More...
   $3600000 (06-03-2019 - IN)

United States ex rel. Gadalla v. Dr. Joseph Galichia, et al.




Wichita, KS - Kansas Cardiologist and His Practice Pay $5.8 Million to Resolve Alleged False Billings for Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures

Joseph P. Galichia M.D., a Wichita, Kansas, cardiologist, has agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve allegations that he and his medical gr... More...
   $5800000 (05-30-2019 - KS)

United States of America ex rel. Sullivan v. Informatica, Corporation




Washington, DC - Informatica Agrees to Pay $21.57 Million for Alleged False Claims Caused by Its Commercial Pricing Disclosures

Informatica LLC f/k/a Informatica Corporation has agreed to pay $21.57 million to resolve allegations that it caused the government to be overch... More...
   $0 (05-13-2019 - DC)

United States ex rel. Bennett v.US WorldMeds, LLC, The Assistance Fund, Inc. et al., No. 3:13-CV-363 (D. Conn.) and United States ex rel. Chinnapongse v.US WorldMeds, LLC, No. 3:16-cv-00804 (D. Conn.).




New Haven, CT - Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare Patients and Physicians

The Justice Department announced today that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that it viola... More...
   $0 (04-30-2019 - CT)

United States of America, ex rel. Thomas v. Duke University





Duke University Agrees to Pay U.S. $112.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Scientific Research Misconduct
Duke University has agreed to pay the government $112.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting applications... More...
   $1125600000 (03-25-2019 - NC)

United States of America, ex rel Stephen Lincoln, et al. v. MedStar Health, Inc.




Baltimore, MD - Medstar Health to Pay U.S. $35 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks to a Cardiology Group in Exchange for Referrals

MedStar Health, Inc. (MedStar) in Columbia, Md., MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Franklin Squa... More...
   $35000000 (03-24-2019 - MD)

Walter Engelhardt v. Qwest Corporation




Plaintiff Walter Engelhardt sued Qwest Corporation, a subsidiary of
CenturyLink, and Tim Buchholz, CenturyLink’s operations director, alleging that
CenturyLink and Buchholz terminated him in violation of the Fair Labor Standards
Act (FLSA) and the Minnesota Whistleblower Ac... More...
   $0 (03-22-2019 - MN)

Sanford S. Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.





In this whistleblower retaliation case, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (“Bio-Rad” or “the Company”) and its CEO, Norman Schwartz, appeal an $11 million jury verdict in favor of Bio-Rad’s former general counsel, Sanford Wadler.1 The jury found that Defendants violated the Sarbanes-Oxley A... More...
   $0 (02-26-2019 - CA)

United States ex rel. Knopf v. AgeVital Pharmacy, LLC et al.




Tampa, FL - Florida Compounding Pharmacy and Its Owners to Pay at Least $775,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

The Department of Justice announced today that Vital Life Institute LLC (formerly known as AgeVital Pharm... More...
   $0 (02-15-2019 - FL)

United States of America, ex rel. Stephanie Strubbe, et al. v. Crawford County Memorial Hospital and Bill Bruce





Stephanie A. Strubbe, Carmen Trader, and Richard Christie sued Crawford
County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) as relators in a qui tam action for violations of
the False Claims Act. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a). They also sued CCMH and its Chief
Exec... More...
   $0 (02-12-2019 - IA)

MARK GILBERT v. CITY OF CHICOPEE; WILLIAM JEBB; JOHN PRONOVOST; RICHARD J. KOS





After a near decade-long saga within the fragmented City
of Chicopee Police Department, Plaintiff-Appellant Mark Gilbert,
a Captain in the police department, sued a host of Defendants
Appellees, including the City of Chic... More...
   $0 (02-10-2019 - MA)

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