whistleblower/qui tam

From Corporate Crime Reporter comes Feds Join False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Lockheed Martin.

"Federal officials have joined two whistleblowers in alleging that Lockheed Martin Corporation and a group of vendors overcharged the federal government."

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The whistleblower complaint, which preceded Loftis' plea and which the Justice Department has now joined, alleged that Loftis through TMI, a company that sold perishable tools that Lockheed used in manufacturing, caused false claims to be submitted by Lockheed to the Department of Defense from January 1998 to February 2006.

Lockheed is also alleged to be independently liable for TMI's violation of the FCA due to its reckless oversight of TMI.

The lawsuit alleges that Loehr – the beneficial owner of TMI – recklessly failed to carry out her responsibilities as an officer and director of TMI.

Many years ago I was approached about a Medicare fraud case. The client did not wish to pursue the matter but I acquired an interest in this area of law. I suggest Whistleblower Law Blog for anyone interested in the subject.

Miami Jury Convicts Medical Company Owner of Medicare Fraud

"The Medicare Strike force has helped complete another successful qui tam case for Medicare fraud. According to Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida, Rodolfo Aenlle, owner of Direct Nursing Assistance Inc. was recently convicted by a federal jury in Miami for Medicare fraud."

The blog maintains a page just of whistleblower/qui tam news: Qui tam Legal News.

If you think you might have a government fraud case in Indiana, please contact me.

From yesterday's Indianapolis Star, Nurses file whistleblowing suit against jail company:

Following up here on my Whistleblower Law Blog and Medicare Fraud, is this collection of law blogs writing about whistleblowers. This collection does not necessarily collect all the blogs - the Internet is too big for that - but is my stab at getting as many as I can. Secondly, do not take my list as indicating a pecking order or a ranking of quality. The order indicates nothing more than the order I came to the blog. I include only those I think are worth reading and that worth is a combination of information and presentation.

1. Whistleblower Law Blog: I wrote about this before (see the article noted above). Stil doing a good job of collecting the news about whistleblower cases and legislation. Be sure to use the topical listing of articles (a good tip for anyone reading of these blogs - including this one!).
2. Health Care Fraud Blog: This one almost missed the cut. No updates since October of last year but the writer appears to be another solo attorney, so he squeaked in. He also covers a broader range of topics that includes criminal matters.
3. PharmaFraud Blog: also covers a wider range than only whistleblower law. Warning: the posts are long. However, as one who remembers the Tylenol scare of twenty some years ago,I found it interesting.
4. Whistleblower Lawyer Blog: As with Whistleblower Law Blog, this blog collects new about whistleblower litigation and legislation. Again, take a good look at the subject archives. Two things I like: 1) the article IRS Tax Whistleblowers & False Claims Act Qui Tam Cases--2007 Year in Review by Whistleblower Lawyer Blog, and 2) how the site provides a link to a page explaining the law, The False Claims Act—What Is It?.