by Spencer Aronfeld | Aug 31, 2015 | Qui Tam
Whistleblower cases are civil lawsuits brought to collect money that has been fraudulently billed to the United States for excessive billing for . . . • Medicare • Medicaid • Defense contractors • Housing subsidies • Environmental cleanup • And many other types of financial abuse of taxpayers’ money Whistleblower cases, also known as Qui [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Mar 14, 2015 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury News and Safety Resources, Qui Tam
EXPERT WITNESSES Selecting Expert Witness in Personal Injury Cases [youtube id="BmCvD_WH7aI" align="center" mode="lazyload" autoplay="no" maxwidth="500"] Effective use of an expert witness in personal injury cases can make the difference between winning and losing. In some cases, like medical malpractice, expert witnesses’ opinions are required even before a lawsuit can be filed. I have found the [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Mar 1, 2015 | Qui Tam
The Department of Justice had a record breaking year in recovering nearly $6 Billion dollars in money that was obtained by individuals and corporations who were defrauding the government. 2015 has started out with sentencing of three Miami, Florida residents who ran a fraudulent tax refund scheme. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Apr 22, 2014 | Qui Tam
Whistleblower cases are civil lawsuits brought to collect money that has been fraudulently billed to the United States for excessive billing for . . . Medicare Medicaid Defense contractors Housing subsidies Environmental cleanup And many other types of financial abuse of taxpayers’ money Whistleblower cases, also known as Qui Tam cases, fall under the False [...]
by Spencer Aronfeld | Aug 27, 2013 | Qui Tam
Medtronic, the medical device manufacturer of pacemaker, defibrillators and the artificial bone growth product known as Infuse settled claims filed against it under the False Claims Act brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for $23.5 million. The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 - 3733 was enacted in 1863 by [...]
