Whistleblower Settlements

Most whistleblowers come forward to do what is right. They have noticed a fraud or something morally wrong, and they want to report it. The government rewards their bravery and honesty by giving whistleblowers up to 30% of the recovered assets. This has yielded large whistleblower settlements.

About the Whistleblower Statute

In 1863 to combat fraud in Union contracts during the Civil War, Congress passed the Whistleblower or Qui Tam statute. It was not until 1986 before Congress modernized the Whistleblower statute and renamed it to the False Claims Act (FCA). It became the government’s primary tool to combat fraud. Individuals who report government-program fraud bring the lawsuit on behalf of the government.

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Therefore, if you believe you have uncovered evidence of fraud involving a government-funded program, contact us today. Our whistleblower attorneys have represented many clients in the past. We will work tirelessly to obtain results on your behalf.

Whistleblower Settlements

The table below identifies some of the larger verdicts or public settlements in whistleblower cases in recent years. To learn more about the different fraud areas The Michael Brady Lynch Firm handles, please contact us today for a no-obligation free consultation.

Healthcare Fraud

Settlement	Case Name/Date	Claim	Summary
$2.2B	2013	Healthcare Fraud	The settlement will resolve criminal and civil liability arising from allegations relating to the prescription drugs Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor, including promotion for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and payment of kickbacks to physicians and to the nation' largest long-term care pharmacy provider.
$405M	United Am. Ins. v Smith	Healthcare Fraud	The lawsuit alleged that the health insurer and the doctor discount network, through their shared sales force, misrepresented the combination of a limited benefits health insurance policy and the doctor discount program as providing coverage that was equal to or better than major medical policies issued by companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield.
$96M	2010	Healthcare Fraud	GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to pay $750 million to resolve allegations that it improperly made drugs and sold adulterated drugs. Cheryl Eckard, a former manager of quality assurance for GSK received $96 million from the settlement for being the whistleblower.

Government Contract Fraud

Settlement	Case Name/Date	Claim	Summary
$115M	Teledyne Inc. vs U.S.	Government Contract Fraud	Teledyne Inc. falsely certified testing of electromagnetic parts used in weapons systems and padded estimates on sole source contracts. Teledyne also plead guilty to 35 criminal counts of making false statements and paid a $17.5 million fine.
$95M	2010	Government Contract Fraud	Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC overcharged for fruits and vegetables and omitted returning supplier rebates to the U.S. while operating as a vendor.
$16M	2017	Government Contract Fraud	Caddell Construction Company Inc. submitted a large volume of requests for reimbursement for services that were either inflated, not performed or provided in connection with its work with Mountain Chief, a Native American reservation.

Social Security Fraud

Settlement	Case Name/Date	Claim	Summary
$46M	US ex rel. Jennifer L. Griffith and Sarah Carver v. Eric C. Conn	Social Security Fraud	Two former Social Security Administration employees Jennifer Griffith and Sarah Carve exposed thier boss from defrauding the Social Security Administration.
$31M	2017	Social Security Fraud	Two former Social Security Administration employees blew the whistle on their boss, Attorney Eric Conn for stealing from the Social Security Administration and paying bribes to a judge.
$7.5M	2017	Social Security Fraud	A federal jury convicted clinical psychologist Alfred Bradley Adkins for submitting false medical documentation to the Social Security Administration.

Tax Fraud

Settlement	Case Name/Date	Claim	Summary
$104M	Birkenfeld v. Schertler & Onorato, LLP	Tax Fraud	By divulging the schemes that UBS used to encourage American citizens to dodge their taxes, Mr. Birkenfeld led to an investigation that has greatly diminished Switzerland’s status as a secret haven for American tax cheats and allowed the Treasury to recover billions in unpaid taxes.
$11.6M	2015	Tax Fraud	An anonymous whistleblower was given a $11.6 million award for his work in a whistleblower case that resulted in tens of millions of dollars recovered by the IRS.
$5.5M	2013	Tax Fraud	A whistleblower exposed a ten-year scheme his employer created to avoid state sales taxes.

Education Fraud

Settlement	Case Name/Date	Claim	Summary
$11M	Department of Education v. Eastin	Education	James Lindberg exposed millions of federal dollars meant for community groups that teach English and citizenship classes to immigrants had been directed to nonexistent or fraudulent agencies.
$8.6M	2016	Education	Whistleblower exposes B&H Education, Inc., which operated the Marinello Schools of Beauty in locations across Southern California. The school assisted adult students who did not have high school diplomas to obtain bogus high school diplomas
$7M	U.S. Department of Education v. Burnett	Education	A whistleblower shined a light that Alta Colleges Inc. and its Texas schools obtained their state licenses by misrepresenting that they complied with state job-placement reporting requirements and that their interior design programs complied with requirements for a professional license.