Masterminds Behind Pharmaceutical Fraud Deserve Prison Time
By: Joseph E. B. “Jeb” White 9/2010
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Rat Out the Frauds
Rat Out the FraudsSun-SentinelAugust 22, 2001 In advocating the need for more courageous whistleblowers in the fight against fraud, a 2001 Sun-Sentinel editorial highlighted several successful Nolan Auerbach qui tam cases….
Study Shows Whistleblowers Help Curb Fraud
According to a study by Jaron H. Wilde at the University of Iowa (an assistant professor of accounting in the Tippie College of Business), whistleblowers…
How Nolan Auerbach & White Evaluates a Healthcare Fraud Case Under the False Claims Act
The False Claims Act works because our healthcare whistleblower clients bring valuable and important inside and often hidden information to the government’s attention. The False…
Senator Grassley Pitches Trump on Whistleblowers
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley and the lead GOP sponsor of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 was interviewed recently about some of his…
Successful Whistleblower Brian Shields Interviewed by the Los Angeles Times
Brian Shields, a client of Nolan Auerbach & White, filed a successful whistleblower claim against Genentech and OSI. He was recently interviewed by the Los…
Be More Than An Ethical Bystander: Become a Healthcare Whistleblower
With each New Year comes an avalanche of resolutions. We start afresh and then ease back into our old habits as the months pass. The…
Vibra Healthcare Pays $32.7 Million to Settle Medically Unnecessary Services False Claims Allegations
The Department of Justice recently announced that Vibra Healthcare, LLC (Vibra), a hospital provider headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, agreed to $32.7 million, to resolve claims…
SEC Whistleblower Program Takes Flight with Multimillion Dollar Whistleblower Rewards
As part of the much-discussed Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, Congress launched the SEC Whistleblower Program to entice employees to come forward with credible evidence of…
Medical Device Manufacturer Triggered False Claims Act Liability by Allegedly Submitting False NIH Grant Application
Each year, the federal government doles out billions of dollars in grant money, some of which is acquired or used based upon fraudulent misrepresentations made…
Published Articles
Nolan Auerbach lawyers serve as respected leaders and expert sources for Medicare fraud and other healthcare qui tam lawsuits. Published articles written by our attorneys include:
The Future of the False Claims Act: FERA and Beyond
By: Joseph E. B. “Jeb” White 6/2010
Enforcement of Current Good Manufacturing Practices, Chapter 1.2
By: Kenneth J. Nolan 3/2008
cGMP Violations may be the Basis for Qui Tam Lawsuits in the United States
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 8/2004
Blowing the Whistle on Healthcare Fraud Healthcare Purchasing News
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 7/2004
Off Label Marketing: The New Reality
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 3/2004
Litigation Threatens Off-Label Pharmaceutical Sales
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 1/21/2004
Pharmaceutical Companies Liable for Fraudulent Research by Subcontractors
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 2004
Reality Check For All Pharmaceutical Companies: Compliance Oversight Must Now Include Research Subcontractors
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 10/2003
End Game for Pharmaceutical Kickbacks
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 9/3/2003
RX for Industry Fraud
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 5/2002
10 Common Obstacles Facing Whistleblowers Pursuing False Claims Lawsuits Against Health Care Organizations
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 7/12/2001
Standing to Sue Under the Federal False Claims Act (The Supreme Court Declines to Take the Whistle Away from Whistleblowers)
By: Kenneth J. Nolan and Michael Flynn, 8/2000
What Physicians, Hospital Administrators, Billing Personnel Need to Know About the False Claims Act
By: Kenneth J. Nolan, 9/1998
Our Firm In the News
$168 Million Payout to Johnson & Johnson Whistleblowers
CNN MoneyThe $2.2 billion settlement between Johnson & Johnson and authorities means a record payout for whistleblowers. Joe Strom, a former employee of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Scios, will receive the entire $28 million awarded in California. He first brought suit against J&J in 2005 and ultimately helped government…
Nurse Pleads Guilty to Taking Kickbacks From Drug Maker
The New York TimesA Connecticut nurse has pleaded guilty to federal charges of accepting $83,000 in kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona drug manufacturer that sells the powerful painkiller Subsys. According to federal prosecutors, the nurse worked in a pain clinic and was a top prescriber of Sybsys to Medicare patients…
High Court Ruling on FCA Limitations Period, Bar on Filings Gives Providers Mixed Result
Bloomberg BNAOn May 26, 2015 a unanimous decision was announced by the U.S. Supreme Court that said a strict six-year limitations period applies to civil actions brought by whistle-blowers under the False Claims Act.
What Happened After She Helped Nurse at Catholic Healthcare Blow Whistle on her Employer?
Law.comA settlement agreement between Dignity Health and the Justice Deparment was announced on October 30, 2014 for $36.7 million. The whistleblower in this case, Kathleen Hawkins, a registered nurse who worked as a director of medical management at Catholic Healthcare
Jeb White & Jim Helmer Show How to Dismantle Common False Claims Act Defenses During National Webcast
ReutersNolan Auerbach & White Partner, Joseph E.B. “Jeb” White presented to an audience of over 500 attendees during a BNA Bloomberg webcast titled, “Common Defenses to False Claims Act and How to Defeat Them.”
Jeb White Appears on NPR Affiliate Radio Show
MarketWatchRecently Nolan Auerbach & White Partner, Jeb White, appeared on an hour-long radio show for National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The “Smart Talk” radio program focused on whistleblower laws and Mr. White was joined on the program by Penn State Law Professor Katherine Pearson.
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