News & Press Releases
How Pharmacies Are Seeking to Undo Justice for Opioid Victims by Filing for Bankruptcy
This month, Bloomberg released an article, titled “Rite Aid Advisers Rake in Millions Through Bankruptcy. Opioid Victims Brace for Nothing,” that details how the nationwide [...]
DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Rewards Pilot Program
Recently, Deputy AG Lisa Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching a pilot program that would financially reward whistleblowers who report [...]
U.S. Department of Justice Recovers More Than $2.68 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it recovered more than $2.68 billion from False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2023. 2023 [...]
Attorney Kenneth Capesius Charts the Relationship Between the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act
Baron & Budd Whistleblower Attorney Kenneth Capesius recently penned an article in Law360 about the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and how [...]
Behind Baron & Budd’s $2.5 Million Customs Fraud Settlement with ADCO
This week, the Baron & Budd Whistleblower Practice announced a $2.5 million settlement on behalf of the United States government with a raft of defendants [...]
Baron & Budd Obtains $2.5 Million Settlement from ADCO Industries for Evading Customs Duties
This case brought forward by whistleblowers is the largest settlement in which the government has intervened for a customs fraud scheme involving the evasion of [...]
Behind the Bipartisan Legislation That’s Aiming to Strengthen the CFTC Whistleblower Program
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program was established in 2010 to provide monetary incentives to individuals who report possible violations of the Commodity [...]
Electronic Health Records Company NextGen Healthcare Inc. Settles with DOJ for $31 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
NextGen Healthcare Inc. (NextGen), an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that NextGen violated the False Claims [...]
Whistleblower Attorney Noah Rich Pens Deep Dive on the Common Law Roots of Materiality Under the False Claims Act
Baron & Budd whistleblower attorney Noah Rich recently wrote an article for the University of Cincinnati’s Law Review, titled “The Common-Law Roots of Materiality Under [...]
