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Sadly, those with malintent often target our most vulnerable populations, including our seniors. Such fraud may take the form of telemarketing scams, wherein telemarketers tell our seniors they can get medications or durable medical equipment for free. All they have...
John Eastham Clark, M.D. and Charlene Anita Serverio pled guilty on February 13, 2019 to charges of committing healthcare fraud. The Department of Justice for the Middle District of Louisiana's office announced such plea on February 14, 2019. A portion of their...
Mr. Ernie Fitzgerald passed away recently. He was the whistleblower who inspired Senator Grassley's lifelong support for the False Claims Act. He made Senator Grassley aware of the unchecked spending plaguing the Department of Defense. Mr....
I'm very happy to see that newly placed Florida Attorney General, Ashley Moody, plans on making the fight against Florida fraudsters a top priority. The amount of fraud taking place in our State is enormous. It takes a team of brave whistleblowers, their counsel and...
Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Florida via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional...
As we move into 2019, we reflect on the work that we have done on behalf of our clients. What an amazing year 2018 was. The government reported that of the $2.8 Billion it recovered under the False Claims Act in 2018, over $2.1 Billion resulted from lawsuits filed...
Since the passing of President George Herbert Walker Bush, I've been thinking about what makes a good leader. The eulogies were replete with qualities about the late president that bespoke of a great leader. Those include honesty, integrity, intelligence, humility,...
On November 28, 2018, the Department of Justice announced the settlement of a multi-state healthcare kickback scheme. Though not entirely clear from the press release, it appears that the four physicians received kickbacks from laboratories for referring patients. ...
CBS This Morning interviewed Judah Samet, Holocaust survivor and survivor of the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. In that interview, Mr. Samet's comment to the American people and the world at large is simple, and so true. He said: "Love is...
More often than not, our clients come to us unaware that they have a potential whistleblower action under the False Claims Act. They are aware that their employer is engaging in practices that make them uncomfortable. Some times the conduct is blatant, some times...
