by Lee Wallace | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Should you bother to write a mediation brief before your next mediation? Here’s how a mediation brief can help you. What is a Mediation Brief? A Mediation Brief is a summary of the facts and most important points of your case that you submit to your mediator before...
by Lee Wallace | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Government can file its own False Claims Act cases, but most FCA cases are filed by whistleblowers. But considering how much money the US is losing to fraud each year, the number of cases filed each year is shockingly low. The U.S. estimates that it loses $80...
by Lee Wallace | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Medicare and Medicare Advantage are overpaying medical providers by $60 billion a year, according to testimony from James Cosgrove, who directs health care reviews for the Government Accountability Office, to the House Ways and Means oversight committee. But just how...
by Lee Wallace | Nov 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Most False Claims Act cases start out as civil cases, when a whistleblower files a civil lawsuit. The Government, however, can use the False Claims Act criminally, also. In each of the following cases, a defendant was convicted criminally for violating the False...
by Lee Wallace | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Just a week ago I blogged about a False Claims Act case involving ambulance fraud, but already I have another entry for my whistleblower law blog. Four Houston hospitals will be paying $8.6 million to resolve claims they took kickbacks from ambulance companies. ...
