If you suspect false billings or fraud against the U.S. or State Government, you may have a "whistleblower" case or "qui tam" lawsuit in which you may be able to share in the recovery of any award private attorneys or the U.S. Department of Justice recover. Take the quiz and contact us for a free, confidential consultation: Do you know whether the knowledge you have involves cheating of the Federal or State Read More
Billions Stolen by Medicare Fraud Every Year…Blow the Whistle!
According to the United States Department of Justice, billions are stolen from taxpayers each year due to health care fraud. In fact: Medicare fraud schemes have grown bolder and more elaborate, resulting in billions of dollars in false billings and fraud schemes which are robbing Medicare and Medicaid blind and leaving our most vulnerable citizens at risk. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Read More
$2.3 Billion False Claims Act Settlement-Largest in U.S. History
Pfizer and a subsidiary recently settled a case with the U.S. Government to pay over $2.3 Billion to settle False Claims Act cases against them--the largest settlement in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice. Six "whistleblowers" or "relators" will be paid more than $102 Million of the recovery for reporting and uncovering the frauds. Contact us if you learn of a false/fraudulent scheme. You may be able to Read More
Cameras in Nursing Homes to Protect the Elderly?
A recent article notes that a top state prosecutor is supporting the placement of cameras in nursing homes residents' rooms to protect them. Read the full article here. While residents would obviously have the right to object for privacy matters, the idea seems like one that would add another level of security to our most vulnerable segment in society. The article also notes from Wes Bledsoe, founder of "A Perfect Read More
Another Bill To Try to Cap Damages in Nursing Home Cases…
Yet another bill has been introduced to try to cap non-economic and punitive damages when nursing home residents and their families attempt to hold nursing homes accountable for abuse and neglect. Read the full article here. The article reiterates what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has found in the quality of care in this nation's nursing homes and summarizes the outrage that should be present over such a Read More
Man Charged with Abusing Nursing Home Residents…
A man has been charged with abusing nursing home residents. Three patients were videotaped on the abuser's cell phone and had been seen by several witnesses before they were erased. Read the full article here. The saddest part of this situation is that most residents are not in a condition to even report such abuse due to dementia and other similar situations. In fact, it took the wife of one resident to complain to Read More
Solicitation of Orders Outside the State of Illinois Covered by the IL Sales Rep Act…
At least one Court has interpreted the Illinois Sale Representative Act (the "Act") to hold that solicitation of orders occurring outside the State of Illinois after 1990 is covered by the Act. See Circuit Systems, Inc. v. Mescalero Sales, Inc., 925 F.Supp. 546, 549 (N.D. Ill. 1996). That is, so long as the constitutional minimum contacts test is satisfied, such "foreign" orders shall fall under the protection of the Read More
Doc, Nurse and Pharmacist Drugged Residents…
A doctor, a nurse and a pharmacist have been criminally charged in connection with drugging some 22 nursing home residents with psychotropic medications simply to make them more tranquil. Read the article here. The article notes that 3 people may have died and one suffered great injury as a result. The attorney general noted: 'These people maliciously violated the trust of their patients, by holding them down and Read More
Nursing Home Sued Over Resident Freezing to Death…
An Itasca-area nursing home called The Arbor of Itasca has been sued after an 89-year-old woman, who suffered from dementia, was found frozen to death in the nursing home courtyard. Read the full article here. According to the coroner, the woman was outside for at least 90 minutes. Her family noted that she wasn't even able to leave her bed without assistance and doesn't understand how staff allowed her to slip out Read More
1 Star for Illinois Nursing Home…
A recent article pointed out life inside one of Illinois' "one-star" nursing homes. Notably, when inspectors arrived they found: The lobby smelled of urine. In one room, they found a 97-year-old woman, lying in her own waste. She had severe bruises on her arm, foot and both legs that the staff could not immediately explain. Another resident had a bed sore larger than a golf ball and dripping blood. It was also noted Read More
