Whistleblower

Synonyms

  • . Whistleblower
  • Whisleblower
February 25, 2014
Delaware-based Endo Health Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Endo) have agreed to pay $171.9 million to settle allegations that the company improperly marketed the prescription drug Lidoderm for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), resulting in false claims submitted to federal health care programs such as Medicaid, the...
February 12, 2014
The parties involved in the case Held v. Kolder, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on February 12, 2014.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E., alleged that Kolder, Inc. (“Kolder”) sold vinyl/PVC beverage containers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
DEHP
November 21, 2013
Citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants L. Powell Acquisition Corp. and Linon Home Décor Products, Inc. (collectively “Linon”) were resolved on November 21, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Linon sold padded upholstered stools with foam padding containing the flame...
Residential Furniture
TCEP, TDCPP
February 21, 2014
The U.S. government has intervened in a False Claims Act Lawsuit against Tenet Healthcare Corp. and four of its hospitals in Georgia and South Carolina, as well as another hospital in Georgia that is owned by Health Management Associates (HMA), the Department of Justice announced earlier this week.  Tenet and HMA are two of the largest owner/operators of hospitals in the...
February 5, 2014
Defendant BRE Parc 55 Owner, LLC (“Parc 55”) and whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman executed a Consent Judgment on February 5, 2014.  In this case, Leeman alleged that Parc 55 sold flame-cooked ground beef products containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, including benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, and indeno[1,2,3...
Prepared Food
January 15, 2014
In the enforcement action Englander v. Bexco Enterprises, Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendants Magnussen Home Furnishings, Inc. and Magnussen Holdings Inc. (collectively “Magnussen”) were resolved on January 15, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment.  In this matter, Englander alleged that Magnussen...
Other Furniture
TCEP
August 1, 2013
The parties executed a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Trudeau Corporation (America) Inc., on August 1, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Trudeau Corporation (America) Inc. (“Trudeau”) sold forks with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Kitchen & Dining
DEHP
February 20, 2014
Washington-based EndoGastric Solutions has agreed to pay the U.S. government up to $5.25 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by misleading health care providers in how to bill federal health care programs and paying kickbacks to certain physicians, the Department of Justice announced yesterday. EndoGastric...
February 14, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party M.S. Inserts and Fasteners Corp. (“MSIF”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 14, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that MSIF sold hand tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal lead in...
Hand Tools
DEHP
January 23, 2014
Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Universal Screen Arts, Inc. (“Universal”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 23, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Universal sold a dog leash with vinyl/PVC coated handle containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State...
DEHP