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Forty-Year-Old English Professor Receives $27.5 Million Asbestos Award

December 23, 2014

Young English professor and local rock musician was exposed to asbestos dust while washing father’s work clothes as a kid.

On Wednesday this past week, a Cuyahoga County jury awarded mesothelioma sufferer John Panza, Jr. and his spouse Jane Panza $27,515,000 in a take-home asbestos exposure lawsuit against Kelsey-Hayes Company, successor to National Friction...

Family of 66-Year-Old Paper Mill Worker Receives $3.96 Million Asbestos Verdict

December 22, 2014

The defendants did little to dispute evidence that the hazards of working with asbestos were well known.

A Portland jury has awarded $3.96 million to the family of a 66-year-old Army veteran and former insulation worker who died of malignant mesothelioma in September 2011. Mr. Robert J. Golik was exposed to asbestos while working as an insulation helper at...

Wedbush Securities Settles SEC Charges For $2.44 Million

December 17, 2014 December 17, 2014 — To counter corruption in the securities market and protect investors, the U.S. Congress initiated a whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The program authorizes awards for informants who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about an impending or ongoing fraudulent scheme. Broker-dealer insiders...

Indiana Dentist Charged With Medicaid Fraud

December 16, 2014 December 16, 2014 — Dental Medicaid fraud rarely goes unnoticed by dental clinic insiders. But many just keep their heads down and try to hold onto their jobs — until they are asked to participate. That’s when many whistleblowers seek out legal advice to stop billing fraud schemes against the government. When tipsters file a lawsuit against unethical dental practices under the qui tam...

CareAll Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit For $25 Million

December 15, 2014 December 15, 2014 — The False Claims Act empowers health care insiders to file a whistleblower lawsuit on the government’s behalf. Courageous whistleblowers help to protect the integrity of our federal healthcare programs, like Medicare or Medicaid, by notifying the government when unscrupulous health care providers engage in upcoding and other billing violations. Upcoding is the practice...

Biotronik Inc. Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit For $4.9 Million

December 12, 2014 December 12, 2014 — A federal anti-kickback statute makes it a crime for a medical device maker to pay doctors to use the company’s medical devices in procedures that are reimbursed by federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Since the Anti-Kickback Statute was amended in 2010, violations of this statute automatically violate the federal False Claims Act. When medical...

Bio-Rad Laboratories Charged With FCPA Violations In Russia, Thailand And Vietnam

December 11, 2014 December 11, 2014 — The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a powerful weapon to stop corporations from attempting to win or retain business abroad by making bribe payments to or bestowing lavish gifts on foreign government officials or their family members. Aimed at the problem of foreign bribery, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 allows for substantial...

Military Contractor Settles False Claims Act Investigation For $10 Million

December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 — It is a violation of the False Claims Act for military contractors to deceive the government during contract negotiations about the contractor’s cost in supplying products or services. Military contracts are highly coveted and can be extremely profitable for many government contractors. But contractors must deal in good faith with the government. When they cheat the...

North Carolina Business Owner Sentenced For Failing To Report Over $1 Million In Income

December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 — The IRS Whistleblower Office was established as part of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The whistleblower program gives tipsters with information about tax fraud a way to notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act provides informants with a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds the IRS recoups based on the whistleblower’s unique information. To be...

DaVita Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit For $350 Million

December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 — A medical treatment provider is prohibited by law from billing government programs for services to patients referred by doctors who have a financial interest in the medical facility. The U.S. Justice Department uses the False Claims Act to reclaim millions of dollars each year that would otherwise be lost to Medicare fraud involving illegal kickback schemes. Under the qui...
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