Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, is pleased to announce the settlement of a lawsuit brought by whistleblower client Jamie Williams against Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte (“AI”). Partners Jesse Hoyer Estes and Sean Estes were privileged to represent Ms. Williams in her...
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Centric Parts in Carson to pay $8 million in DOJ settlement
Centric Parts, a Carson-based auto-parts supplier, agreed to pay $8 million to settle two lawsuits that accused the corporation of falsifying documents to evade paying millions of dollars in customs to the United States, federal officials said Tuesday. Centric Parts...
First Whistleblower Case Connected to “Operation Brace Yourself” Settles for $20.3 Million
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, of Tampa, FL, and The Rabon Law Firm of Charlotte, NC are pleased to announce the settlement of a False Claims Act lawsuit brought against numerous defendants in one of the largest-ever Medicare fraud cases involving telemedicine and durable...
Partner Jesse Hoyer Speaks at American Bar Association Conference
(L to R) Trial Consultant Suann Ingle, Attorney Jesse Hoyer, Jury Consultant Max Bloom Partner Jesse Hoyer took part in a panel at the American Bar Association’s 2019 False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute at Fordham University on June 20th. The False Claims Act...
James Hoyer Investigator Speaks at National Investigative Reporters Conference
IRE Speakers (l to r): Steve Becker, Andy Donahue, Nicole Hong, Angie Moreschi Every year, the national Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) conference brings together many of the best investigative reporters in the United States and abroad. More than 2000...
“Fountain of Youth” Doctor Convicted in Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Picture courtesy of Connect Media A Pittsburgh area cardiologist was found guilty of two counts of healthcare fraud, involving more than $13 million in falsified insurance billing. Dr. Samirkumar Shah submitted the fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and several...
Endo Pharma Faces Suit for Opioid False Claims
TN Attorney General sues opioid maker Endo Pharmaceuticals (photo courtesy Times News) Endo Pharmaceuticals, the same company which was at the center of a $193 million settlement with one of James Hoyer’s whistleblower clients, is now facing another major legal...
Generic Drug Price Fixing
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong interviewed on 60 Minutes If you ever wondered why the price of generic drugs is getting so expensive, 60 Minutes gave us an inside look at the problem on its Sunday broadcast. The CBS program profiled the on-going battle of...
Former CEO of Hospital Chain to Pay $3.46 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Allegations
Gary D. Newsome, former CEO of Health Management Associates LLC (HMA), a hospital chain that was headquartered in Naples, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $3.46 million to settle allegations that he caused HMA to knowingly submit false claims to...
Pharmaceutical Company To Pay $17.5M To Resolve Allegations Of Kickbacks
US WorldMeds LLC founder and CEO Breckenridge Jones US WORLDMEDS LLC The Justice Department announced today that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., by paying...