Whistleblowers Expose PNC Mortgage Fraud, Leading to $38M Settlement PNC Financial Services agreed to pay $38 million to settle allegations of mortgage fraud involving military veterans, in a case filed by Wilbanks & Gouinlock on behalf of whistleblowers Victor Bibby and Brian Donnelly. The lawsuit revealed that PNC charged improper and illegal fees to veterans […]
Whistleblower Exposes Medicare Billing Violations at Saint Joseph’s, Leading to $26M Settlement Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta agreed to pay $26 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Tami Ramsey, a registered nurse and former hospital employee. The case alleged that Saint Joseph’s engaged in Medicare billing violations by improperly classifying patients as inpatient […]
Susan Gouinlock Speaks on Escobar FCA Impact at Federal Bar Health Law Forum On September 7, 2017, Susan Gouinlock participated in a panel discussion at the 2017 Federal Bar Association Health Law & Policy Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. The panel focused on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar and […]
Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Loan Certification Fraud, Leading to $16M Settlement Wilbanks & Gouinlock filed a whistleblower lawsuit involving serious allegations of loan certification fraud. The case centered on a lender that fraudulently bundled and concealed financial information, leading the government to guarantee loans under false pretenses. These guarantees were based on certifications that the lender […]
Whistleblowers Expose Citi Mortgage Fraud, Leading to $7.5M Settlement Wilbanks & Gouinlock filed a whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of clients with insider knowledge of illegal lending practices at Citi Mortgage. The suit alleged that Citi Mortgage defrauded the government by failing to follow federal rules governing refinance loans for military veterans. These violations resulted in […]
Whistleblower Lawsuit Recovers $2.2M in Veteran Loan Fraud Case Wilbanks & Gouinlock filed a whistleblower lawsuit to recover funds lost by taxpayers due to veteran loan fraud. The case involved allegations that a lender violated federal rules while issuing government-backed refinance loans to military veterans—ultimately causing the government to guarantee risky or improperly certified loans. […]
Marlan Wilbanks to Present on False Claims Act Settlements at National Healthcare Fraud Institute On May 18, Marlan Wilbanks will speak at the 27th Annual National Institute on Healthcare Fraud, hosted by the American Bar Association and held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This prestigious event brings together leading healthcare attorneys, federal and state prosecutors, regulators, […]
Wilbanks & Gouinlock Case Named One of DOJ’s Top 5 Healthcare Fraud Cases of 2016 Once again, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized a Wilbanks & Gouinlock (W&G) whistleblower case as one of the Top 5 healthcare fraud litigation cases of 2016—a significant honor that underscores the firm’s impact in the fight against fraud […]
Supreme Court Ruling Strengthens Whistleblower Protections in Qui Tam Cases In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. U.S. ex rel. Rigsby that a seal breach in a qui tam lawsuit does not automatically require dismissal of the case. This landmark ruling directly rejected arguments […]
On November 5, 2016 Marlan will be presenting at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. He will be presenting with his FCA client in 2014 through 2015 Whistleblower of the Year Elin Kunz. They will discuss the history of the record breaking Halifax case that they filed and one on behalf of the taxpayers that resulted in a recovery of over $86 million in 2014.
On October 23, 2016 Marlan will be on a panel at the HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Institute in Washington, D.C. He will be participating with representatives from the FCA defense bar, HHS-OIG and the Civil Division of the Department of Justice regarding the topic: “Negotiating False Claims Act Settlements”.
On October 24, 2016 Marlan will participate as a panelist at the HCCA conference in Washington, D.C. The panel discussion is titled “Advanced Discussion: Kickback Stark and False Claims Act”. The panel will feature top Stark attorneys from the relators bar and the defense bar who will be discussing many of the nuances involved in litigating Stark, kickback and FCA cases.
On September 29, 2016, Marlan Wilbanks will be participating in an ABA Webinar program called Successfully Mediating Healthcare False Claims Act Cases.
In a recent “Statement of Interest,” filed in a qui tam/False Claims Act case pending in Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Justice has weighed in on what the Supreme Court’s decision in Escobar means in a way that is very favorable to whistleblowers.
The Department of Justice has said it intends to increase the minimum per-claim penalty from $5,500 to $10,781 and to increase the maximum per-claim penalty from $11,000 to $21,563 if a defendant is found liable under the False Claims Act
The United States Supreme Court has upheld the “implied certification” theory of liability in a False Claims Act case, meaning that a defendant can be liable under the False Claims Act for billing the government for goods or services when the defendant is not in compliance with material statutory, regulatory, or contractual requirements related to those good or services.
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