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Barbara Thompson is a whistleblower in an unusual case. Misconduct of any form can lead to a qui tam lawsuit as evidenced by the recently unsealed documents in a case involving Baltimore based Woodhaven Pharmacy Services. The qui tam suit alleged that Woodhaven was “recycling” medicines administered…Whistleblower Reports Pharmacy Medicine Fraud
Barbara Thompson is a whistleblower in an unusual case. Misconduct of any form can lead to a qui tam lawsuit as evidenced by the recently unsealed documents in a case involving Baltimore based Woodhaven Pharmacy Services. The qui tam suit alleged that Woodhaven was “recycling” medicines administered…Maryland Medical Center Settles False Claims Act Suit
The United States is getting paid $22 million to settle a False Claims Act suit thanks to whistleblowers Stephen D. Lincoln, M.D.; Peter Horneffer, M.D.; and Garth McDonald, M.D. These cardiac surgeons practiced together as members of Cardiac Surgery Associates in Baltimore. The qui tam suit was fil…Nexus between Sour Economics & Gov't Waste
Whether there’s a connection between demands for government efficiencies and empty state coffers or not, ten states have improved their whistleblowing statutes in the year 2010. Similarly, it makes sense to attribute some whistle blower changes to “Tea Party” demands to get tough…especially on state…Sarbanes-Oxley versus Frank-Dodd
When it comes to Sarbanes/Oxley (2002) being gored amid Dodd-Frank financial reform, while simultaneously encouraging whistle blowers, count Allstate Insurance...undecided. Richard Crist is an industry expert on whistle blowing, and also works as the chief ethics officer at Allstate. But Crist's tak…Louis Berger Group pays $69.3 million in Qui Tam Suit
In what is being called an example of David vs. Goliath, an Afghanistan contractor has been ordered to pay $69.3 million fine. The sum is believed to be a record for a war zone settlement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The fine breaks down to $46.5 million to settle the whistleblower case, $4.1 million to…Page 1 of 12
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