The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York has announced a settlement in a case involving a government contractor in Syracuse, New York, with the contractor agreeing to pay $5 million plus interest to resolve allegations that company officials conspired to violate federal laws the protect veterans injured on active duty. The […]

State Whistleblower Laws and Federal Qui Tam Protect Rights of Workers Here is an interesting dilemma – What do you do if you learn that your employer is cheating Medicare or Medicaid? On the one hand, you do not want any part of the wrongful conduct. On the other hand, you may worry that if […]

Negligent Design | Negligent Manufacturing | Negligent Marketing When you buy a product at a retail or wholesale outlet, you expect that the manufacturer has conducted reasonable testing to ensure that the product does not pose an unreasonable risk of injury. Unfortunately, with the intense competition to be the first to market, many products are […]

“Whistleblower” Actions under the False Claims Act Do you know someone who’s been cheating on his taxes? A person who’s been wrongfully collecting Medicaid or Medicare or illegally obtaining other government benefits? If so, you may be able to file a form of whistleblower action known as a “qui tam” lawsuit, whereby you’ll be entitled […]

Protecting Your Health and Your Rights You’ve just been involved in a motor vehicle accident, caused by the carelessness or negligence of another person. You’ll have the right to file a lawsuit to recover for any physical injuries, as well as property damage. What steps should you take to ensure that your rights are fully […]

AT&T Also Named as Defendant It appears that it’s not just Samsung smartphone products that pose exploding battery risks. A number of iPhone users have reported injury or property damage when the iPhone 6 has either exploded or burst into flames. A woman in Palm Harbor reported in January, 2017 that her iPhone 6 Plus […]

Report Says Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Failed to Follow Up on Allegations According to a report published last month, the federal agency responsible for monitoring and regulating the nation’s biggest banks failed to take appropriate steps in response to more than 700 Whistleblower complaints filed by employees of Wells Fargo. The whistleblower […]

Sisters Reported Abuse of Federal Flood Program by State Farm Two sisters from Mississippi are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a verdict they won against insurance giant State Farm. Cori and Kerri Rigsby, who both worked as claims adjusters for the company in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, successfully demonstrated at trial […]

Johnson & Johnson Seeks to Overturn $498 Million Verdict Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has appealed the verdict of a Texas jury awarding five plaintiffs $498 million in a lawsuit alleging injury caused by DePuy’s metal-on-metal hip implants. All five litigants were Texas residents. The original verdict in case, the second of ten “bellwether” cases […]

The state of Mississippi has joined the city of Chicago, the state of Ohio and counties in California and New York, filing a lawsuit against manufacturers of opioid pharmaceutical products, contending that drug manufacturers intentionally and systematically deceived the public as to known health risks, and simultaneously overstated their benefits. According to statistics gathered by […]

First Circuit Reverses District Court Dismissal of Doctors’ Claim A federal whistleblower claim, filed by two British orthopedic surgeons, has been reinstated by the 1st United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit sought damages under federal False Claims Act, alleging that DePuy and its parent company, Johnson and Johnson, sold defective hip implant to doctors […]

Former Branch Manager Gets Job Back, Along with Back Pay The United States Department of Labor has issued an order requiring banking giant Wells Fargo to rehire a former branch manager and to pay her $577,500 in back wages, saying the company wrongfully terminated the woman in retaliation for reporting misconduct by the bank and […]