The Financial Fraud Law Blog Top 10 countdown is nearing conclusion. You already have seen our picks for #10 down through #5, which we summarize below. Stay tuned for the final four picks, coming right after the New Year! We wish all of the readers... Read More
The federal government and the City of New York have settled the case of Ohlmeyer ex rel. United States of America v. City of New York , a whistleblower action brought pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act. In its civil... Read More
“You know you don’t have to act with me, Steve. You don’t have to say anything, and you don’t have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together... Read More
New York has reached a $6.2 million settlement of a whistleblower case alleging that a medical imaging company that made millions of dollars’ worth of sales in New York knowingly evaded New York State and New York City taxes. The whistleblower... Read More
Omnicare Inc., an Ohio-based long term care pharmacy, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $4.19 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of the federal False Claims Act. Omnicare provides pharmaceuticals and services... Read More
The U.S. government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) and Kuwaiti companies La Nouvelle General Trading & Contracting Co. and First Kuwaiti Trading Co. for allegedly submitting false claims in connection with... Read More
San Diego-based Vector Planning & Services, Inc., has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in which it admitted to criminally defrauding the Defense Department, and in which it agreed to pay restitution. As part... Read More
As readers of the Financial Fraud Law Report and the Financial Fraud Law Blog certainly recall, JPMorgan Chase settled a couple of big, big Madoff-related cases some weeks ago, reaching a $2.05 billion settlement with federal prosecutors over its failure... Read More
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Sprint-Nextel Corporation, alleging that it deliberately undercollected and underpaid millions of dollars in New York State and local sales taxes on flat-rate access charges for wireless calling plans, may continue... Read More
Pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. have agreed to pay $192.7 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from Endo’s marketing of the prescription drug Lidoderm for uses not... Read More