Whistleblowers

Recent Cases

Our firm helps secure $15 million settlement in whistleblower case

April 27, 2016

Yesterday, Chief Judge Wood in the Southern District of Georgia unsealed whistleblower claims we filed against Z Gallerie, a large retailer with stores across the United States. The case was unsealed because the government joined our complaint against Z Gallerie and agreed to a $15 million settlement to resolve our allegations against the company. In […]

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Boeing Settles Whistleblower Claims for False Billing on Air Force Maintenance Contracts

October 19, 2015

Last week, the Boeing Company agreed to pay the United States $18 million to settle allegations that it falsely charged the Government for labor under maintenance contracts it had with the Government for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft. A former employee of Boeing brought this whistleblower complaint under the qui tam provision of the False Claims […]

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Whistleblowers Recover Millions for Reporting Billing Fraud in Government Contracts

August 11, 2015

Several recent cases involving companies who were awarded contracts with the federal government show that whistleblowers are often able to obtain significant financial rewards when reporting a company who is overcharging the government for products or services by violating the terms of its contract. Many federal contracts require companies doing business with the government to [&hel…

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Big Awards Paid to Whistleblowers Who Report Fraud in Defense Contracts

August 11, 2015

Three recent settlements illustrate the Department of Justice’s interest in aggressively pursuing claims brought by whistleblowers against defense contractors who fail to abide by the specific terms of their contracts with the government. In two recent cases, major defense contractors were forced to pay millions of dollars for overbilling the government for work performed by […]

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Tennessee Drug Treatment Facility to Pay $9.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit

May 9, 2014

CRC Health Corp., a Cupertino, California-based nationwide service provider of mental heath and substance abuse treatment, will pay $9.25 million to the State of Tennessee and the federal government, resolving allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims for reimbursement for substandard treatment. The allegations involve a CRC-owned and -operated…

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