On Tuesday May 20, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reported that it awarded an anonymous whistleblower $240,000 for a tip which helped in an investigation. The award was the first given out by the commission under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The program is intended to encourage people… More
Category Archives: Whistleblower Law
Potential Precedent-Setting Whistleblower Case in N.J. Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a potentially precedent-setting whistleblower case. A local group of employers are looking to lessen whistleblower protection, and thus lessen the chance of one of their employees blowing the whistle on their underhanded tactics. The Employers Association of New Jersey contends that the NJ appellate… More
NJ Medical Center Settles FCA Suit for Making Illegal Kickbacks to Hillsborough Cardiology Group
NJ Medical Center Settles FCA Suit for Making IllegalKickbacks to Hillsborough Cardiology Group The Somerset Medical Center agreed to pay $435,640 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying inflated rents in exchange for referrals. According to the Department of Justice, the medical agency was paying extra rent… More
Ambulance Care Largely Responsible for Medicare Fraud
In a shocking statistic, Medicare paid out $5 billion to ambulance companies in 2012. That’s more than Medicare paid out to cancer and orthopedic doctors, according to recently released federal information. This data illuminates some possible fraud against Medicare. Part of that $5 billion is accounted for by Penn Choice Ambulance Inc. The Philadelphia-based company… More
NJ Awarded Part of $40M National Whistleblower Settlement
The State of New Jersey learned it will be receiving nearly $240,000 because of its participation in a national qui tam case. CareFusion Corp., formerly known as Cardinal Health, was ordered by the US government to pay over $40 million to resolve a federal whistleblower lawsuit. The suit claimed the company violated national and state… More
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