"Judge Awards 24 Million to Whistleblower in SmithKline Suit"
In a battle over how much should be paid to the SmithKline Beecham whistleblowers whose lawsuits led to the pharmaceuticals giant paying a $325 million settlement, a federal judge ruled that only one of the three should get any money. After the original $42 million reward to the trio was thrown out, the judge awarded $24 million to the first-to-file relator.
Medicare fraud is on the increase - Defense contractor overcharges - Hazardous waste removal charges soar!
The Cherry Law Firm, P.C. accepts Federal Qui Tam cases on both an hourly and contingency basis.
Is your employer defrauding the government? Want to do something about it, like blow the whistle on scams you have inside knowledge about? You can do your civic duty and at the same time qualify to share in a percentage of any money recovered by the government.
From defense contractor overcharges to Medicare fraud to false reports to the EPA on hazardous waste materials handling -- indeed, any kind of false claims to the government (other than to the IRS) -- there's a powerful law to combat those who bilk the government: the Federal False Claims Act. It affords a powerful tool to stop this kind of waste and corruption.
An employee or other insider who blows the whistle can maintain confidentiality through the attorney-client relationship until at such time as the claim is made public. And federal law prohibits retaliation against employees who come forward and reveal their employer's fraud against the government. As a reward for acting as a "private attorney general" for the U.S. government, you are entitled to from 15% to 30% of any moneys recovered for the government, including recoveries of civil penalties amounting to a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $10,000 for each separate false claim made.
To find out more about how this law works and what you can do, check out the False Claims Act home page of the Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF), a nonprofit organization, and their Quarterly Review of whistleblower or "qui tam" cases. Another helpful site is How Qui Tam Works assembled by The Bauman & Rasor Group, Inc.
The Cherry Law Firm, P.C. accepts False Claims Act cases on either an hourly or contingency fee basis. Contact us for more information and a confidential review of your case.
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