The False Claims Act is one of the government’s most powerful tools to fight fraud. Under the Act a whistleblower, called a “relator,” can provide the government with information about the ways in which it is being defrauded. If the government subsequently recovers money as a result of the relator’s tip, the relator receives a share of the government’s recovery…
Medical devices are a crucial component to health care treatment and advancements. With an increasingly competitive market, medical device manufacturers and sales personnel are under pressure to maximize their sales and outpace competitors. To accomplish these objectives, device manufacturers may engage in sales practices that violate the False Claims Act (FCA)—a federal statute that allows individuals, known as whistleblowers or…
Posted July 9th, 2018. Attorneys Pursue Justice for Female Professor Subjected to Years of Sexual Harassment and Career Obstruction by Prominent Professor at Columbia Business School July 9, 2018, New York, NY – Columbia University and tenured Professor Geert Bekaert go on trial today for sexual harassment and retaliation in a lawsuit brought by Enrichetta Ravina, a former Assistant Professor…
What is a Whistleblower? A Whistleblower is a person who informs the federal and/or state government about illegal and fraudulent behavior that causes the government to pay money to an individual or business that is not entitled to receive those government funds. For assisting the government in uncovering fraud, the Whistleblower receives between 15% to 30% of the amount of…