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Some Atlanta False Claims Lawyers Wary, Others See Little Threat in DOJ Whistleblower Memo

An internal Justice Department memo that spells out specific, new criteria for federal prosecutors to use in determining whether to dismiss a whistleblower case may be more defense-oriented but, while a reason for caution, raises no immediate alarms.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'This Is a Good Thing': CT Attorneys Support Justice Dept.'s FCA Memo

Although caught by surprise, Connecticut attorneys generally support an internal DOJ memo urging government attorneys to dismiss meritless False Claims Act cases.
3 minute read

The Recorder

DOJ Memo Urges Government Lawyers to Dismiss 'Meritless' FCA Cases

One lawyer who represents qui tam relators said the memo represents a major "sea change" in how the agency handles FCA cases.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Memo Urges Government Lawyers to Dismiss 'Meritless' FCA Cases

One lawyer who represents qui tam relators said the memo represents a major "sea change" in how the agency handles FCA cases.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit Is Filed in NY's First Unsealed Qui Tam Estate Tax Case

A whistleblower has filed a suit accusing her former employer, a late Westchester County pathologist, of evading New York income and estate taxes in what is believed to be the state's first unsealed qui tam estate tax case.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Third Circuit Says Health Care Company's Donations Didn't Violate Anti-Kickback Statute

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has cleared Medco Health Solutions of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute, finding in a precedential ruling that a whistleblower failed to show a connection between alleged kickbacks and subsequent claims for reimbursement of treatment costs.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Wells Fargo, Ending Its Appeal, Settles Whistleblower's $577K Retaliation Case

Wells Fargo & Co. has reached a settlement with a former branch manager who claimed she was fired for blowing the whistle on employees who had been opening accounts without permission. Federal regulators earlier ordered the whistleblower be paid $577,000. Wells Fargo had appealed that order.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Importer Pays $10.5M After Evading Duties for Furniture Featured by Kim Kardashian

Virginia-based Bassett Mirror Co. has settled a whistleblower case brought by a Huntsville, Alabama, merchant who sold furniture online following a similar $15 million settlement by its co-defendant.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Skadden's $350M Save; Robbins Geller Looks on the Bright Side

It's hard to imagine a more dire situation—or a more dramatic turnaround—than what played out last week in Florida, where a team from Skadden,…
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Verdict, Settlement in Fulton Whistleblower Cases Nets $575K for Plaintiffs

Maria Colon and Gwendolyn Warren filed whistleblower complaints against Fulton County alleging they were retaliated against after reporting multiple cases of fraud, waste and criminal misuse of county funds and property.
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