Practical Tips for Whistleblowers

It is not easy to blow the whistle on a company that cheats the government. One client told us it was like “throwing a rock at a very large giant and either the giant is going down or you’re going down.” To assist potential whistleblowers, we try to take some of the mystery out of the process of bringing a qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. The whistleblower resources and information below may be helpful:

Videos on our homepage in which clients share their whistleblower experiences
Our answers to False Claims Act FAQs
Our views on the kinds of facts likely to make a good qui tam case
An explanation of how the law may protect you against whistleblower retaliation

The following posts offer additional insights and tips for whistleblowers:

Using Therapeutic Value Ratings to Bolster Illegal Drug Marketing Allegations

October 16, 2017

Whistleblowers seeking to expose pharmaceutical fraud including kickbacks and other deceptive marketing practices, such as misrepresentation of a drug’s benefits, may wish to bolster their allegations with any available evidence that the illegally promoted drug lacks therapeutic benefit, relying on rankings assigned by entities such as the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board and Prescrire International. Evidence of lack of therapeutic...

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Combating Buy America Act Fraud with Qui Tam Lawsuits

April 21, 2017

Qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act have long been an important tool in combating Buy American Act fraud and related Trade Agreement Act and customs law violations. Recent statements by President Trump suggest that these types of whistleblower cases will become even more important under the new Administration. Thus, on April 17, 2017,...

How Keeping Written Notes May Help Your Qui Tam Case

March 14, 2017

Here’s a useful tip for qui tam whistleblowers: keep written notes if possible. Good qui tam cases are built on detailed facts. One step that False Claims Act whistleblowers can take that may strengthen their case is to keep contemporaneous notes about events or conversations that may prove the fraud. When a court decides whether...

Labor Mischarging - Government Contractor Fraud Qui Tam Cases

Bringing Qui Tam Cases Against Government Contractors for Mischarging Labor Categories

March 14, 2017

Qui tam whistleblowers have been instrumental in helping the government combat fraud by government contractors. One common type of procurement fraud that has been the subject of qui tam lawsuits is labor mischarging, which occurs when a contractor inflates labor costs by charging incorrect pay rates. In this situation, the contractor charges the hourly pay...

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