False Claims Act lawsuits have led to the recovery of in excess of $44 billion dollars spanning a period of 1986-2014. Whistleblowers who have commenced lawsuits have accounted for $30 billion of the amount recovered. Further, the successful prosecution of these qui tam claims has generated more than $4.7 billion in payments to whistleblowers who […]
Whistleblowers who disclose fraudulent practices, false billings, and inflated charges submitted to Medicare provide a valuable benefit to taxpayers. Attempts by health care providers to engage in fraudulent Medicare billings often are exposed through qui tam actions brought by former employees of the offending medical care provider. Although employees that disclosed financial malfeasance through the […]
While most motorists are well aware of the inherent risk posed by intoxicated and distracted drivers, drowsy driving receives much less attention. Despite the devastating impact of severe fatigue and drowsiness on the physical and mental skills needed to safely operate a motor vehicle, the issue of drowsy driving has been largely ignored by lawmakers. […]
Commercial truck drivers who have not been properly screened pose a significant danger to the safety of Mississippi motorists. Tractor-trailers transporting a maximum load dwarf the average economy car by 75,000 pounds or more. Given the devastating consequences of negligent operation of these large motor vehicles, commercial carriers have a duty to exercise prudence and […]
While the risk of collisions involving motor vehicles is always present when vehicles cross paths at intersections, left turns present a special risk for pedestrians, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and vehicle occupants. Based on data from the federal government, approximately 53 percent of all crashes involving vehicles crossing paths involve a left turn while less than six […]
Our Mississippi Qui Tam Lawyers have represented whistleblowers in different types of claims involving attempts to defraud the government through a wide range of practices. Because the qui tam process usually involves many factual and legal issues that present potential obstacles to a successful recovery, whistleblowers need to be aware of certain information to avoid […]
Novartis, the Swiss based multinational pharmaceutical company, has entered into a settlement agreement that requires the company to pay $390 million resulting from a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by a former sales manager. The former employee blew the whistle on Novartis, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in terms of gross sales, for […]
Regardless of the sector of the economy in which your Gulf Coast business operates, you probably have heard plenty about the impact of the BP oil spill and oil rig explosion. The environmental disaster resulting from the explosion of the PB Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, which resulted in eleven fatalities, caused the most massive […]
Recently, the Justice Department reached its final settlement with BP and the figure has risen to $20.8 billion. This large settlement, the biggest environmental settlement in the nation’s history and the largest civil settlement with any single entity, comes after years of litigation against BP for its liability in the 2010 oil spill that impacted […]
Recently, a log truck driver sustained minor injuries while attempting to avoid hitting a deer. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that the driver of an 18 wheeler log truck was traveling east on Mississippi 28 when he lost control and overturned, spilling logs across the roadway. The driver informed troopers that he was trying to […]
