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(This post was written by whistleblower attorney Shelby Serig.)

The effort to rebuild Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria continues every day. Tremendous amounts of money and resources from the federal government are pouring in, but is that money and resources being used properly? 

(This post was written by whistleblower investigator Lee Walters.)

In a recently announced settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, defense contractor PAE Applied Technologies, LLC (“PAE”) agreed to pay $4.2 million to the federal government to settle a qui tam filing while admitting no liability.

(This post was written by whistleblower attorney Shelby Serig.)

(This post was written by whistleblower Senior Investigator David Reign and attorney Juan Martinez.)

In recent years, the IRS Whistleblower program has been plagued by understaffing, budget cuts, and very little accountability. Recent amendments have been made to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that modernizes and improves the IRS, especially the whistleblower program.     

(This post was written by whistleblower attorney Shelby Serig.)

Purdue Pharma currently faces over 1,600 lawsuits related to its manufacture and marketing of opioid drugs, notably including OxyContin. State and local governments have sued Purdue for deceptively marketing OxyContin and downplaying its addictive qualities. Purdue’s actions allegedly ignited the opioid epidemic, which has depleted public programs that provide health care, emergency response, law enforcement, corrections and foster care to citizens.

Our whistleblower team announces that an Orlando-based rehabilitation center and an orthopedic surgeon have collectively agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve a client’s lawsuit alleging the facility and the doctor violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.

(This post was written by whistleblower attorney Juan Martinez.)

California and Illinois have enacted unique state laws, modeled after the federal False Claims Act, that help whistleblowers stop fraud against private insurers and reward them for doing so with a share of the funds recovered.  

(This post was written by whistleblower attorneys James Young and Sarah Foster.)

(This post was written by whistleblower attorneys James Young and Sarah Foster.)

The heart of the American economy is the small business. An overwhelming majority of the businesses in the United States are small businesses, and most of the new jobs over the last 20 years have originated from small businesses.