Former employee blows the whistle, receives reward In another False Claims Act settlement involving trade fraud, the owner of New York jewelry wholesaler Anaya Gems Inc. has agreed to pay $415,000 to resolve allegations relating to import duty evasion. The former employee who blew the whistle on the scheme by…
Downstream wholesaler allegedly turned a blind eye to suppliers’ import fraud while receiving goods at below-market prices. Whistleblowers reap rewards. The increased use of the False Claims Act to combat duty evasion has alarmed importers — as it well should! Liability under the False Claims Act can be significant —…
Court says that disputed medical judgments present a triable issue for a jury, creating a Circuit split and paving the way for similar whistleblower claims. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a physician’s judgments and opinions can be considered “false” under the False Claims Act, rejecting the…
Despite whistleblower claims, federal agency insists it wasn’t defrauded Guardrail spears driver’s side door of car in Gurnee, IL, in 2013. Harman alleged that the crash involved Trinity’s ET-Plus guardrail. The anti-fraud bar is focused on the upcoming oral argument in the appeal of the trial verdict in United States…