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Whistleblower Settlement With Tampa-Based WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Finalized
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (“WellCare”), based in Tampa, Florida, announced that the $137.5 million settlement of four qui tam complaints and related civil investigations by the United States’ Attorneys for the Middle District of Florida and District of Connecticut has been finalized. WellCare is a managed care services company that administers federal health care… Read More »
Construction Companies Pony Up $47 Million To Settle Qui Tam Action
The Department of Justice announced that Harbert Corporation, Harbert International, Inc., Bill Harbert International Constructions Inc., Harbert Construction Services (U.K.) Ltd. and Bilhar International Establishment (collectively “Harbert Companies”) have agreed to pay $47 Million to settle a whistleblower suit first filed in 1995. The whistleblower action, filed under the qui tam provisions of the… Read More »
JP Morgan Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Suit for $45 Million
JP Morgan Chase Bank (“JP Morgan”) has agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit filed in 2006 in the United States District Court in Atlanta, Georgia. The whistleblower suit, initiated by two mortgage brokers, alleges that JP Morgan, as well as several other banks and mortgage companies, violated the False Claims Act in connection… Read More »
Odyssey Healthcare Settles Whistleblower Suit For $25 Million
The Department of Justice announced that Odyssey Healthcare (“Odyssey”), a subsidiary of Gentiva Health Services, Inc., has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit for $25 million. Odyssey is a provider of hospice services in 27 states. The settlement resolves claims in three whistleblower lawsuits filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims… Read More »
U.S. Intervenes in American Commercial College, Inc. Qui Tam Action
The United States has intervened in a qui tam action filed against American Commercial College Inc. (“ACC”), a chain of for-profit colleges located in west Texas. The action was filed under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act by whistleblowers Shawn Clark and Anthony Delgado, former ACC employees. The whistleblowers’ complaint alleges… Read More »
Court of Appeals Reinstates Whistleblower Action Against Medco Health
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a qui tam action filed against Medco Health Solutions (“Medco”) and its subsidiaries by whistleblowers Lucas Matheny and Deborah Loveland. The qui tam complaint had previously been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for failure to state a claim…. Read More »
Landlord Settles Qui Tam Suit Alleging Rental Housing Fraud
Georgia landlord, Yinka T. Omole (“Omole”), has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by whistleblower Lowanda Strickland under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act for $42,900. The whistleblower suit alleges that between July 2007 and March 2010, Omole fraudulently received federally funded housing assistance payments while requiring Lowanda Strickland to pay… Read More »
Orthofix International Close to Resolving Pending Qui Tam Lawsuits
Orthofix International, N.V. (“Orthofix”) announced that it is close to resolving two pending qui tam lawsuits with the federal government. Bone growth stimulator lawsuit Orthofix announced that it is finalizing definitive agreements with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of… Read More »
Oil and Gas Companies Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $15 Million
The Justice Department announced that Total Fina, S.A., Total Minatome Corporation, Total Exploration Production USA, Inc., Fina Oil and Chemical Company, Elf Exploration, Inc. and Total E & P USA, Inc. (collectively “Total Companies”) have agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit with payment of $15 million to the United States government. The qui… Read More »
CitiMortgage Agrees To Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $158.3 Million
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) announced that CitiMortgage, Inc. (“CitiMortgage”), a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., has agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit for $158.3 million. The government joined the whistleblower lawsuit filed in… Read More »