Efficient And Effective Legal Representation
An insurance fraud case currently on appeal in the state of New York pits a major insurance company against a medical practice. The insurance company is defending its stance of nonpayment to the medical practice on the grounds of "fraudulent incorporation." Fraud...
To date, the largest civil fine ever assessed in one case under the Federal False Claims Act was $2 billion. The recipient was GlaxoSmithKline LLC. Criminal penalties added another $1 billion. This is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. How did...
Companies and businesses must never retaliate against employees who acted as whistleblowers. Even if a person's complaints feel untrue and a business is eager to set the record straight, there are very specific protections for whistleblowing. Wisconsin whistleblowers...
Being caught between helping an employer and doing what is right can be an extremely precarious position. When a worker in Wisconsin decides to come forward about misconduct or even illegal workplace behavior, they have to put a lot on the line. This is why there are...
Tesla is perhaps most well-known among Wisconsin car and environmental enthusiasts for its work on electric vehicles. Unfortunately, former employees claim that the company relied on paranoia and intimidation to keep employees quiet about various workplace violations....
People who become whistleblowers file a “qui tam” complaint under the False Claims Act. Everyone is familiar with whistleblowers in modern times but may not know that the first documented case went forward in 1777 and involved two naval officers. Whistleblowing...
Whistleblowers are employees who report inappropriate activity they experience or witness in their workplace, or such activity their employers commit. Once you witness illegal behavior, you have a choice to make about whether to speak up. Understandably, many people...
Those who take a stand by reporting their employer's legal violations are putting a lot on the line. Although it is not legal to do so, many employers retaliate against whistleblowers, even going so far as to fire them. For those who have been wrongly fired for...
Blowing the whistle on illegal or unsavory business practices at a person's place of work is a risky endeavor. An individual might lose his or her job and face other serious forms of retaliation that can make it difficult to maintain meaningful employment in the...
Health care whistleblowers must walk a fine line in determining which materials can be taken from an employer as evidence of False Claim Act qui tam claims. Guest authors Stacy Gerber Ward and Nola Hitchcock Cross of the State Bar of Wisconsin Health Law Section...
