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Wilbanks & Gouinlock are dedicated to keeping our clients informed about recent news, rulings, judgements and settlements that may affect their own cases and decision-making process. You can find such information here, in our W&G Voice whistleblower blog.

  • W&G’s $31M Settlement Included in the $3 Billion in FCA Recoveries for 2019

    Published on: January 10th, 2020


    According to the Department of Justice, recoveries under the False Claims Act in 2019 amounted to a whopping $3 Billion. The majority of those False Claims Act recoveries, according to DOJ, were in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.  W&G’s $31M recovery against Sutter Health in California in 2019 added fully $31 Million to the healthcare … Continue reading >>>

  • Southeastern Whistleblowers Have More Opportunities to File Successful Qui Tam Cases Based on Recent Federal Court Decision

    Published on: April 12th, 2018


    In the Southeastern United States (the 11th Circuit federal court jurisdiction), some whistleblowers can now go back as far as 10 years to collect damages, not just 6 years as is the case in some other parts of the country. According to the language of the False Claims Act, qui tam cases can be filed … Continue reading >>>

  • February Budget Bill Eliminates Double Taxation and Expands the Scope of the IRS Whistleblower Program

    Published on: February 13th, 2018


    The federal budget bill signed into law on February 9, 2018 extends the tax deduction for attorney’s fees paid out of federal False Claims Act whistleblower awards to many other federal and state whistleblower programs and expands the scope of what can be investigated under the IRS whistleblower program. Double Taxation Eliminated at the State … Continue reading >>>

  • Wilbanks & Gouinlock case among top five most significant healthcare fraud cases of 2016

    Published on: December 16th, 2016


    Once again, the U.S. Department of Justice identifies a Wilbanks & Gouinlock case as one of the top five most significant healthcare fraud cases of 2016. Click here to view the U.S. Department of Justice press release.

  • United States Supreme Court holds that breach of seal does not require dismissal of qui tam

    Published on: December 6th, 2016


    Today the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided that contrary to arguments made by government contractors and the United States Chamber of Commerce, a breach of the seal in a qui tam case does not require dismissal of the case.  The court in State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. U.S. ex rel. Rigsby ruled … Continue reading >>>

  • What is the Department of Justice Doing About the Supreme Court’s Decision in Escobar? Supporting Whistleblowers

    Published on: September 21st, 2016


    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.

  • U.S. Department of Justice Moves to Raise the Amount of Penalties Defendants Must Pay if Found Liable under the False Claims Act

    Published on: July 21st, 2016


    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 Expands Coverage of the False Claims Act

    Published on: July 20th, 2016


    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.

W&G Voice

Wilbanks & Gouinlock are dedicated to keeping our clients informed about recent news, rulings, judgements and settlements that may affect their own cases and decision-making process. You can find such information here, in our W&G Voice whistleblower blog.

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