Evidence, False Claims Act (FCA), Whistleblowers

Serving as a Procurement Fraud Whistleblower: What Evidence Do You Need?

Oberheiden P.C. on 4/9/2025

Whistleblowers play a key role in the federal government’s ongoing fight against procurement fraud. Government procurement fraud is extraordinarily costly; and, despite the government’s vast resources, detecting procurement...more

Employers Beware: Federal Court Upholds Aggressive Law Enforcement Tactics When Investigating False Claims Act Allegations

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/5/2020

Before the government decides whether to intervene in a qui tam action, it is obligated by statute to investigate a whistleblower’s allegations. See 31 U.S.C §?3730(a). But, in the course of that investigation, may the...more

Protected Activity or Terminable Misconduct? — Government Contractor Update

Polsinelli on 10/25/2019

It has become almost routine for employees pursuing whistleblower and other employment-related claims against their employer to engage in "self-help discovery," using their access to files and databases to collect and gather,...more

Dialysis Provider Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $450 Million

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/10/2015

The Department of Justice and dialysis provider DaVita Healthcare Partners recently finalized a $450 million agreement settling claims that the company intentionally inflated Medicare billings. The parties had filed a joint...more

California Court Finds Lack of Evidence Undermines False Claims Act and Retaliation Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/29/2014

The Southern District of California recently issued a favorable ruling for employers under both the False Claims Act and California’s retaliatory discharge provision codified at California Labor Code section 1102.5. The court...more

Third Circuit Tightens “Original Source” Requirement for Whistleblowers

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/22/2014

Back in 2003 Karl Schumann filed a whistleblower suit alleging that as an executive with benefits company Medco, he learned that Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca paid kickbacks to Medco to buy and recommend brand name...more