Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that Quest Diagnostics Inc reached a $6 million settlement in a False Claims Act lawsuit over paid kickbacks to physicians and patients to induce the use of Berkeley for blood testing services and by charging for medically unnecessary tests.
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Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2017 at 9:45 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc
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Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at 10:15 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that Wells Fargo has to pay $5.4 million to a former employee whistleblower for reporting suspected fraudulent behavior at the bank.
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Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at 9:30 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that the owner of The Skin Cancer Medical Center reached a $2.7 million settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee over fraud allegations.
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Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2017 at 9:15 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that Brian Schnitta and his clinic, Natural Way Chiropractic Center P.A. submitted false claims to Medicare for treating patients with peripheral neuropathy.
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Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 10:15 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that Pacific Pulmonary Services reached an $11.4 million settlement in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by a former employee over filing false reimbursement claims with federal health care programs and arranging a kickback scheme with sleep-testing clinics.
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Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 9:00 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $4 million to a whistleblower who alerted the agency about securities misconduct.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 10:00 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that Walgreen Co reached a $9.86 million settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former employees over knowingly submitted claims for reimbursement to California's Medi-Cal program that were not supported by applicable diagnosis and documentation requirements.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 9:15 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that the whistleblower who prompted an investigation by filing a lawsuit under the state's False Claims Act, will now be receiving a payout of roughly $8.8 million as a result of a settlement tied to the hedge fund billionaire Phil Falcone.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 9:15 am CDT
The Whistleblower Institute announces that Energy & Process Corporation reached a $4.6 million settlement in a False Claims Act for knowingly failing to perform required quality assurance procedures.
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