Category: Legal
Study Shows Whistleblowers Help Curb Fraud
According to a study by Jaron H. Wilde at the University of Iowa (an assistant professor of accounting in the Tippie College of Business), whistleblowers...
Medical Device Manufacturer Triggered False Claims Act Liability by Allegedly Submitting False NIH Grant Application
Each year, the federal government doles out billions of dollars in grant money, some of which is acquired or used based upon fraudulent misrepresentations made...
Daiichi Sankyo Whistleblower Case Returns Over $39 Million to the Government
We recently announced that Daiichi Sankyo had agreed to pay $39, 015, 770 plus interest to resolve our client’s lawsuit. The qui tam case was...
Whistleblowers Can Provide the Evidentiary Catalyst to Criminal Prosecutions
Recently, NPR ran a radio segment on the False Claims Act titled, “How A Law From The Civil War Fights Modern-Day Fraud.” The broadcast did...
United States Supreme Court’s Acceptance of FCA Cases Continues
Every single year, the United States Supreme Court rejects nearly 98% of all cert petitions. However, when it comes to False Claims Act (FCA) cases,...
Is Pharma Saying Goodbye to China?
How do you say goodbye in Chinese? In Mandarin, it’s pronounced “zài jiàn.” In a recent news article, China’s crackdown on GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) could signal broad...