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Mississippi Whistleblower Attorneys Answer Questions Frequently Asked Questions About Reporting Medicare Fraud

While Medicare does not have an official estimate as to the amount of money loss to fraud each year, the Federal Bureau of Investigations estimates that fraud occurs in three to ten percent of all health care billings.  Each year, Medicare expenditures exceed $560 billion.  Applying the FBI percentages to this amount, the cost of […]

Mississippi Bus and Large Vehicle Accident Attorneys Report: School Bus Accident Sends 21 Mississippi Students to the Hospital

Recently, in Lucedale, Mississippi, two George County school buses were involved in a serious crash.  Officials report that one school bus was stopped, having just let out a group of students, when a second school bus crashed into the back of it.  The buses were traveling along Mississippi Highway 26, close to Highway 63.  The […]

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Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Discuss Deadly Forklift Accidents

Forklift accidents can be devastating and even deadly.  In 2010, a construction worker was killed in a forklift accident in Jackson, Mississippi.  The accident happened along Interstate 20 where crews were working to rebuild a bridge.  The forklift accident victim perished after being run over by the forklift. One year later, a Mississippi corporation in […]

Mississippi BP Oil Spill Attorneys Report: Dozens Indicted in Fraud Cases Stemming from the 2010 BP Oil Spill

Recently, 25 residents of the Jacksonville area in Florida were indicted in a scheme to defraud the compensation fund set up following the 2010 BP oil spill.  The indictments came down on Tuesday, November 25, 2014.  Twenty six indictments charge a single count of mail fraud, while the other indictment charges a 33 year old […]

Mississippi Qui Tam Lawyers Answer Your Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal False Claims Act

The following is a look at some questions most commonly asked by Mississippi whistleblowers or potential whistleblowers concerning the Federal False Claims Act.  Your licensed whistleblower attorney can provide you with individualized information and an assessment of your potential qui tam action. What is the False Claims Act? The False Claims Act is a federal […]