Chris Hoyer interviewed by ABC I-team reporter Adam Walser Bringing down the mob in Tampa was one of most important jobs James Hoyer founding partners Bill James and Chris Hoyer tackled as federal prosecutors decades ago. It was a battle fraught with danger and one...
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Nursing Home Giant to Pay $125 Million in Whistleblower Case
Nursing home therapy giant RehabCare has agreed to pay the government $125 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it knowingly caused facilities it contracted with to inappropriately bill Medicare for services. Money from the settlement will be returned...
Nearly $4 Billion Recovered in 2015 Whistleblower Cases
For the 4th year in a row, the Department of Justice recovered more than $3.5 billion in settlements and judgements in False Claims Act cases for fraud against the government. “The False Claims Act has again proven to be the government’s most effective civil tool to...
CNBC report on how Big Pharma exploits ‘Orphan Drug’ status for profit
An in depth report by CNBC looks at the issue of big pharma exploiting orphan drug status to generate huge profits for blockbuster medications. It highlights a new study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine which is raising concerns. Here is an excerpt: A...
James Hoyer Law Firm Named Whistleblower Lawyers of the Year
The James Hoyer team at the TAF Awards Dinner James Hoyer is honored to have been named Whistleblower Lawyers of the Year by the Taxpayers Against Fraud or “TAF.” TAF is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to combating fraud against the government and...
James Hoyer Part of Global Whistleblower Settlement with For-Profit College EDMC
Jason Sobek – EDMC Whistleblower The Department of Justice announced it has reached a landmark, global settlement with Education Management Corporation, the 2nd largest for-profit education company in the country. EDMC agreed to pay $95.5 million to settle allegations...
Rare Arrest In Big Pharma Whistleblower Case
A former executive with Warner Chilcott, a division of Allergan, was arrested for allegedly directing employees to engage in illegal sales. Forbes Magazine contributor Erika Kelton writes about how big of a deal that is, since executives are rarely held accountable...
James Hoyer Partner Speaks at Big Pharma Compliance Conference
James Hoyer Partner Jillian Estes – speaking at 16th Annual Pharma Congress, Washington D.C. James Hoyer Partner Jillian Estes joined other experts in qui tam litigation for a discussion of whistleblower cases against Big Pharma, at the 16th Pharmaceutical Compliance...
Millennium Labs Settles for $256 Million in Whistleblower Case
Tampa, FL— A James Hoyer law firm client is among several whistleblowers who came forward to expose wrongdoing by Millennium Health, formerly Millennium Laboratories, which led to a $256 million settlement with the United States government. The company was accused of...
Adventist Health Pays $118 Million to Settle Whistleblower Case
The Department of Justice announced one of the largest False Claims Act settlements ever over Stark Statute violations, related to improper compensation to doctors for referrals. Adventist Health System has agreed to pay more than $118 million to settle allegations...