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Berger Montague Announces that its False Claims Act Whistleblower Case Against CVS Health Will Move Forward to Trial

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague PC is pleased to announce that its False Claims Act whistleblower case against CVS Caremark Corp. (including its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary, CVS Caremark) for false drug pricing to Medicare will move forward to trial.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague PC is pleased to announce that its False Claims Act whistleblower case against CVS Caremark Corp. (including its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary, CVS Caremark) for false drug pricing to Medicare will move forward to trial.
  • The case is brought under the False Claims Act which allows private individuals to bring claims on behalf of the government to recover for fraud against the government.
  • In its summary judgment decision, the Court rejected the CVS Health defendants' attempt to have the claims dismissed without trial.
  • We are very pleased with the Court's ruling and look forward to presenting our case to a jury at trial," said Sorensen.

DOJ Plan to Offer Whistleblower Awards "A Good First Step," According to Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) will launch a whistleblower rewards program later this year, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announced today .

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  • WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) will launch a whistleblower rewards program later this year, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announced today .
  • Monaco stated that other U.S. whistleblower award programs, such as the SEC , CFTC , IRS and AML programs, "have proven indispensable" and that the DOJ plans to offer awards for tips not covered under these programs.
  • "This is a good first step, but the Justice Department has miles to go in creating a whistleblower program competitive with the programs managed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)," said Stephen M. Kohn , a leading whistleblower attorney at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto .
  • "We hope that the DOJ will follow the lead of the SEC and CFTC and establish a central Whistleblower Office that can accept anonymous and confidential complaints.

Healthcare False Claims Act Cases Account for Two-Thirds of Fraud Recoveries in Federal Fiscal Year 2023

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported civil fraud recoveries of nearly $2.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023, with two-thirds of those recoveries in the healthcare industry, according to the 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review published today by law firm Bass, Berry & Sims.

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  • In its 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review, Bass, Berry & Sims provides analysis of healthcare fraud enforcement actions and False Claims Act developments probing SCOTUS cases, opioid enforcement and other areas.
  • -- Brian D. Roark
    Qui tam lawsuits filed by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act continue to be a driving force behind the government's civil healthcare fraud enforcement efforts.
  • Other hot-button issues likely will include the intersection of the False Claims Act with cybersecurity issues and the Controlled Substances Act, among others."
  • Providers should expect to see Controlled Substances Act compliance and the False Claims Act continue to intersect in enforcement actions.

Quipt Home Medical Reports Strong Operating Performance With Record First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results Posting Revenue Growth of 60% and Adjusted EBITDA Growth of 71%

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Revenue for Q1 2024 was $65.4 million compared to $40.8 million for Q1 2023, representing a 60% increase.

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  • Revenue for Q1 2024 was $65.4 million compared to $40.8 million for Q1 2023, representing a 60% increase.
  • The Company expects solid organic growth patterns for the balance of fiscal 2024, with the ongoing objective of achieving 8-10% annualized organic revenue growth.
  • Adjusted EBITDA (defined in Non-IFRS Measures below) for Q1 2024 was $15.3 million (23.5% of revenue) compared to $9.0 million (22.0% of revenue) for Q1 2023, representing a 71% increase.
  • For Q1 2024, bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue improved to 4.3%, compared to 5.6% for Q1 2023.

Beer Institute Lauds Introduction of Bill to Prevent Unfair Tariff Charges on Aluminum

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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Aluminum is the single largest input cost in brewing, and the lack of transparency in aluminum pricing hurts consumers.

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  • Aluminum is the single largest input cost in brewing, and the lack of transparency in aluminum pricing hurts consumers.
  • Imported primary aluminum and cansheet are critical to the U.S. beer industry as more than 74 percent of all beer produced in the United States is packaged in aluminum cans and bottles.
  • In 2020, brewers bought more than 41 billion aluminum cans and bottles, making aluminum the single most significant input cost in American beer manufacturing.
  • For additional updates from the Beer Institute, visit our website and follow us on X , LinkedIn , Facebook and Instagram .

Illinois Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Cricket Wireless, LLC Settles for $11 Million

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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Relators filed the False Claims Act lawsuit on behalf of the State of Illinois alleging Cricket Wireless caused its Illinois authorized retailers to omit payment of retailers' occupation tax with their ST-1 tax returns on $52 million of phone purchase discounts given to customers and reimbursed by Cricket.

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  • Relators filed the False Claims Act lawsuit on behalf of the State of Illinois alleging Cricket Wireless caused its Illinois authorized retailers to omit payment of retailers' occupation tax with their ST-1 tax returns on $52 million of phone purchase discounts given to customers and reimbursed by Cricket.
  • The settlement pays 2.3 times the sales taxes owed on the $52 million of discounts Cricket reimbursed authorized retailers on 999,000 phones sold from July 2014 through June 30, 2019.
  • Relators and their counsel prosecuted the action against Cricket on behalf of the State of Illinois until two days before trial when Relators' counsel negotiated the settlement.
  • Under the Settlement Agreement, which became effective on November 29, 2023, Cricket Wireless agreed to pay the State of Illinois $11 million.

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP Alleges in New Lawsuit That San Mateo County Defrauded by Local Contractor

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of San Mateo County against Eaton & Associates for billing taxpayers for work they never completed.

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  • Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of San Mateo County against Eaton & Associates for billing taxpayers for work they never completed.
  • Eaton & Associates, a San Mateo-based information technology contractor, has collected over $28 million in government contracts since 2013.
  • The lawsuit alleges that approximately $2 million of those dollars were paid for a fiber-optic cable project.
  • San Mateo County hired Eaton & Associates to perform the project from 2018 to 2022, which would have connected buildings in South San Francisco, San Mateo, Half Moon Bay, Daly City, and Pacifica with high-speed fiber-optic cable.

Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC Celebrates 20 Years of Representing Whistleblowers

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Friday, October 6, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC , an award-winning Boston based firm representing whistleblowers nationwide, is celebrating its 20th anniversary .

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC , an award-winning Boston based firm representing whistleblowers nationwide, is celebrating its 20th anniversary .
  • In an anniversary video , WLC celebrates its history, recounts its successes and growth, and looks forward to its future.
  • and Suzanne E. Durrell , both former government prosecutors, joined forces in 2003 to represent whistleblowers in in qui tam actions under the False Claims Act.
  • Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC devotes its practice entirely to representing whistleblowers.

Kirby McInerney Announces $6.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement against a Medical Practice that Paid Kickbacks for Patient Referrals through False “Rental” Agreements

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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On behalf of its client, Kirby McInerney filed the False Claims Act qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuit in 2018 against the radiology practice Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services P.C.

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  • On behalf of its client, Kirby McInerney filed the False Claims Act qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuit in 2018 against the radiology practice Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services P.C.
  • After Kirby McInerney filed the whistleblower case, the federal and New York State governments investigated and decided to intervene in the case and pursue the claims.
  • As part of the settlement, Gramercy Cardiac and Dr. Rentrop will pay the government $6.5 million and have admitted to their misconduct.
  • We are proud to have stopped them,” said Randall Fox , who handled the case for Kirby McInerney together with David Kovel .

Pollock Cohen LLP: Red Ventures, LLC And MYMOVE, LLC Agree To Pay $2.75 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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NEW YORK and CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Ventures, LLC and MYMOVE, LLC (together, "MYMOVE") have agreed to pay the United States $2.75 million to resolve a whistleblower's allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.

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  • NEW YORK and CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Ventures, LLC and MYMOVE, LLC (together, "MYMOVE") have agreed to pay the United States $2.75 million to resolve a whistleblower's allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
  • In turn, MYMOVE was supposed to pay the USPS a portion of the advertising fees paid by the retailers.
  • The False Claims Act rewards whistleblowers for alerting the government to fraud being perpetrated against the United States.
  • The claims here were brought to the government's attention under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by a former MYMOVE employee.