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Lockheed Martin Pays More Than $40M to Settle DOJ and Whistleblower Charges of Overcharging for Military Aircraft

Yesterday (February 6), the Department of Justice (DOJ) that Maryland-based defense contractor Lockheed Martin agreed to pay roughly $30 million to settle DOJ and whistleblower charges of violating the False Claims Act by overcharging the government on several F-35 military aircraft contracts.  This is on top of the $11.3 million the company previously paid the Department of Defense (DOD) for similar...

Pfizer to Pay $60M to Settle DOJ and Whistleblower Kickback Charges

Last Friday (January 24), the Department of Justice that Pfizer Inc. subsidiary Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company agreed to pay roughly $60 million to settle DOJ and whistleblower charges of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks to induce prescriptions of Biohaven’s migraine medication Nurtec ODT.  The alleged misconduct occurred prior to Pfizer’s acquisition...

Top 10 False Claims Act Non-Healthcare Recoveries for 2024

As was evident from our recent posts on the 2024 Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries and Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries In Healthcare, the majority of False Claims Act recoveries routinely involve healthcare fraud.  In fact, since 1986 -- when the statute was amended to significantly increase the incentives and protections of whistleblowers -- roughly 70% of the recoveries ($54 billion out of $78 billion) of the...

Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries in Healthcare for 2024

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team As we noted in our Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries post, it was another big year of recoveries under the False Claims Act.  As usual, the majority of recoveries occurred in cases involving healthcare fraud. As the Department of Justice (DOJ) just reported in its annual roundup of False Claims Act successes, of the $2.9 billion the government and whistleblowers...

Indiana’s Community Health Network To Pay an Additional $135M to Settle Stark Law Case Initiated by Whistleblower

The Indiana-based Community Health Network (“Community”) an additional $135 million to resolve a False Claims Act case involving Stark Law violations initiated by a whistleblower 91pornrepresented. The $135 million settlement marks the final resolution of a 2014 False Claims Act case brought by whistleblower Thomas P. Fischer, former Community Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial...

Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries for 2024

It was another big year of recoveries under the False Claims Act, the government's primary enforcement tool to combat fraud.  And as usual, whistleblowers paved the way by originating the bulk of the actions that led to these recoveries. As the Department of Justice (DOJ) just reported in its annual roundup of False Claims Act successes, the government and whistleblowers recovered roughly $2.9 billion this past...

DOJ's False Claims Act Roundup for FY 2024 -- Another Banner Year for the Government and Whistleblowers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) just released its False Claims Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.  By all accounts, it has been another banner year for whistleblowers and the government in their efforts to combat fraud and recover pilfered taxpayer dollars. First, the overarching numbers for the year:

• • The government and whistleblowers recovered roughly $2.9 billion in False...

Scientific Research Misconduct: Athira Pharma Inc. Will Pay $4M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Athira Pharma Inc., a Bothwell, Washington-based, clinical stage bio-pharmaceutical company, will pay $4,068,698 to allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. It failed to report claims of research misconduct to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Research Integrity when filling out grant applications and grant award progress...

Healthcare Providers and Marketers Will Pay $1.1M to Settle Laboratory Kickback Allegations

In January 2025, the government that lab marketers, physicians and their associated entities have agreed to pay $1,137,914 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they participated in laboratory kickback schemes in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. The parties involved include physicians Dr. Abbesalom Ghermay (from Plano, Texas); Dr. Daniel Theesfeld (from Longview, Texas) and his medical...

Independent Health to Pay $98M to Resolve Medicare Advantage Fraud Allegations

On December 29, 2024, the government that Buffalo, New York’s Independent Health Association and Independent Health Corporation (collectively known as Independent Health) have agreed to pay up to $98 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting, or causing the submission of, invalid diagnosis codes to Medicare for Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees. 91porn