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News and Current Events 2009
April 15, 2009	Computer & Data Storage Company to pay $128 Million to Resolve Claims it Overcharged the Government for Software, and Data Storage. Former Employee Who Filed Claim to Receive Over $19 Million as a Reward.
April 15, 2009	Quest Diagnostics to pay $302 Million to Resolve Claims it Misbranded Medical Test Kits. Private Relator Who Filed Claim to Receive $45 Million as a Reward.
April 2, 2009	Northrop Grumman Corp to pay $325 Million for Selling Defective Satellite Parts. Private Relator Who Filed Claim to Receive $48.75 Million as a Reward.
March 12, 2009	San Mateo County, California, to pay $6.8 Million to resolve claims that it Submitted False Claims to Medicare. County Employee Who Filed Claim to Receive over $1 Million as a Reward.
February 13, 2009	APL LTD to pay $26.3 Million to resolve claims, asserted by one of its employees, that it Submitted Inflated Shipping Bills to the Government. Employee Who Filed Claim to Receive $5.2 Million as a Reward.
January 15, 2009	Eli Lilly & Company to pay $1.415 Billion to resolve claims, asserted in four qui tam cases, that it Improperly Marketed Zyprexa. Employees Who Filed Claim to Receive $4.9 Million as a Reward.
January 1, 2009	U.S. Justice Department Discloses that Civil Fraud Recoveries Reach $1.34 Billion for 2008. Persons who filed qui tam actions received over $198 Million in Rewards in 2008.
News and Current Events 2008
December 8, 2008	L-3 Communications to pay $4 Million to resolve claims, asserted by one of its employees, that it Submitted Inflated Bills to the Government. Employee Who Filed Claim to Receive $720,000 as a Reward.
December 3, 2008	New Jersey Based MedQuest to pay $6.6 Million to resolve claims, asserted by private Relators, that it Submitted Inflated Bills for Medical Transcription services to the Government. Relators Who Filed Claims to Receive over $500,000 as a Reward.
November 25, 2008	Bayer Healthcare MedQuest to pay $97.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Paying Kickbacks to Diabetic Suppliers.
September 29, 2008	Walgreens to pay $9.9 Million to Resolve Claims that it Falsely Billed Medicaid. Walgreens Employees Who Filed the Claims to Receive over $1.4 Million as a Reward.
September 15, 2008	Staten Island University Hospital to pay $74 Million to Settle Allegations of Medicaid & Medicare Fraud Asserted by Private Relators. Relators Who Filed Claims to Receive Over $9 Million as a Reward.
August 1, 2008	Pratt & Whitney and PCC Airfoils to Pay More Than $52 Million to Settle Allegations of Selling Defective Jet Engine Parts.
July 22, 2008	Cox Medical Centers to Pay $60 Million to Settle Allegations of Fraudulent Medicare Payments.
May 23, 2008	Toray Industries to pay $61.75 Million to Settle Allegations of Price Fixing Asserted by Private Relators. Relators who filed claims to receive up to 25%.
May 22, 2008	Medtronic Spine to pay $75 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations of Defrauding Medicare filed by two former employees. Former Employees who filed claims to receive $14.9 Million as a Reward.
May 13, 2008	Computer Sciences Corporation to pay $1.37 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks Asserted by Private Relators. Relators who filed claims to receive up to 25%.
April 14, 2008	Florida Radiologist to pay $7 Million to Settle Allegations of Health Care Fraud asserted by Former Employee. Former Employee to receive $1.75 Million as a Reward.
April 10, 2008	Protective Products International Pays $960,000 to Settle Claims of Supplying Defective Zylon Bulletproof Vests.
April 9, 2008	North Carolina Dental Service Chain Pays $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations.
March 26, 2008	National Air Cargo to pay $28 Million to Settle Allegations of Defrauding the Department of Defense, Asserted by Former Employee. Former Employee to receive $3.3 Million as a Reward.
March 18, 2008	CVS to pay $36.7 Million to Settle Allegations of Medicaid Prescription Fraud asserted against it by a Pharmacist. Pharmacist to receive over $4.3 Million as a Reward.
March 4, 2008	Cathedral Healthcare System to pay $5.3 Million to Settle Allegations of Medicaid Fraud asserted against it by Private Relators. Relators to receive nearly $850,000 as a Reward.
February 14, 2008	Respiratory Equipment & Supplies Company to pay $17 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Allegations.
February 8, 2008	Merck to pay $650 Million to settle claims of Medicaid fraud filed by former employee. Former employee who filed claims expected to receive $68 Million as a reward.
News and Current Events 2007
December 27, 2007	Sioux Manufacturing Corporation pays $2 Million to resolve allegations that it deliberately and systematically “shorted” an average of 10,000 strands of Kevlar from the helmets of U.S. Soldiers.
November 1, 2007	U.S. Justice Department discloses that civil fraud recoveries under the False Claims Act reached $2 Billion for 2007. Persons who filed qui tam claims received over $177 Million in rewards in 2007.
September 10, 2007	Aventis Pays over $190 Million Dollars to Settle Drug Pricing Fraud allegations asserted by private relator. Person who asserted the allegations to receive approximately $32 Million as a reward.
August 16, 2007	IBM Corporation and PriceWaterhouseCoopers to pay over $5.2 Million to Settle False Claim allegations asserted by private relators. Persons who filed claims expected to receive up to $1.3 Million for having filed the claims.
August 15, 2007	Burlington Resources to pay $97.5 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by private relator. Relator expected to receive up to $24.3 Million for having filed the claims.
August 7, 2007	Crane Co. to pay $7.5 Million to Settle False Claim allegations asserted by former employee. Former employee who filed claims expected to receive up to $1.8 Million as a reward.
July 30, 2007	Oakland City University to pay $5.3 Million to Settle False Claim allegations asserted by former employee. Former employee who filed claims expected to receive up to $1.4 Million as a reward.
July 18, 2007	Northrop Grumman to pay $8 Million to resolve allegations of Improperly Testing Equipment Used by U.S. Military.
July 13, 2007	Akal Security to pay $18 Million to resolve qui tam claims filed by three of its employees. Employees expected to receive up to $4.5 Million for having filed the claims.
June 28, 2007	Mellon Bank to pay $16.5 Million for Destruction of Tax Returns and Checks.
May 18, 2007	Medicis Pharmaceutical to Pay $9.8 Million to settle qui tam case filed by four of its former sales representatives . Former employees to receive over $1 Million as a reward for bringing the case.
May 11, 2007	The Scooter Store to Pay $4 Million to settle qui tam case filed by former employee. Former employee to receive over $3.2 Million as a reward for bringing the case.
March 15, 2007	Two Michigan Construction Firms to pay $11.75 Million to resolve claims that they knowingly violated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting requirements for federally funded construction projects.
March 13, 2007	Judge awards $334 Million against Amerigoup Illinois, in qui tam action filed by one of its former employees. Former employee expected to receive up to $83.5 Million as a reward for bringing the case.
January 31, 2007	RightCHOICE Managed Care to pay $975,000 to resolve qui tam claims raised by a private relator. Relator to receive over $165,000 for having filed the claims.
January 5, 2007	SCCI Health Services Corporation to pay $7.5 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by former employees. Former employees to receive over $1.7 Million for having filed the claims.
News and Current Events 2006
November 28, 2006	Integris Baptist Medical Center to pay $12.2 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by former contractor. Former contractor to receive over $2.3 Million for having filed the claims.
November 21, 2006	U.S. Justice Department discloses that civil fraud recoveries reach $3.1 Billion for 2006, the largest amount recovered in a single year. Persons who filed qui tam actions received over $190 Million in 2006.
October 5, 2006	American Medical Response to pay $9 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by former employees. Former employees to receive over $1.6 Million for having filed the claims.
September 26, 2006	Horizon West to pay $14.7 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by former employee. Former employee to expected receive up to $3.6 Million for having filed the claims.
August 31, 2006	Workforce Central Florida to pay $3.4 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by private relator. Relator to receive $627,000 for having filed the claims.
August 29, 2006	Schering to pay $435 Million for the improper Marketing of Drugs and Medicaid Fraud Reports U.S. Attorney
August 18, 2006	University Hospitals Health System to pay nearly $14 Million to settle qui tam claims filed by a heart surgeon who alleged existence of illegal financial arrangements to induce the referral of medical patients. Heart Surgeon to receive to $1.5 Million
August 17, 2006	Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center to pay $3.8 Million to settle qui tam claims of billing Medicaid and Medicare for having performed unnecessary angiogram and stent procedures. Cardiologist who filed claims to receive $760,00.
August 3, 2006	Age Refining to pay $9 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by former employee. Former employee to receive over $1.7 Million for having filed the claim.
August 2, 2006	Eagle Global Logistics (EGL Inc.) to pay $4 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by private relators. Relators to receive $800,000 for having filed the claims.
July 21, 2006	General Electric (GE) and two subcontractors to pay $11.5 Million to resolve qui tam claims raised by former employees. Former employees to receive over $2.3 Million for having filed the claims.
July 18, 2006	Medtronic to pay $40 Million to settle Kickback Allegations raised in a qui tam complaint. Relator expected to receive up to $10 Million.
July 18, 2006	Marion County Medical Center to pay $3.75 Million to resolve kickback claims alleged by former employee. Former employee to receive $610,000 for having filed the claim.
July 13, 2006	Wall Street money manager Mario Gabelli and Affiliates to pay $130 Million for allegedly defrauding the FCC. Relator to receive $32.2 Million.
June 30, 2006	Boeing to pay $615 Million to resolve Fraud Allegations.
June 29, 2006	Tenet Healthcare Corporation to pay $900 Million to resolve claims of unlawful billing practices. Relators expected to receive up to $225 Million.
June 27, 2006	AT&T to pay over $2.9 Million to Resolve Allegations of Contracting Fraud. Relator expected to receive share.
June 27, 2006	State of Indiana & ITS Intelenet Commission agree to pay $8.2 Million to Settle False Claims Involving E-Rate Program.
June 15, 2006	Saint Barnabas Corporation to pay $265 Million to resolve allegations of defrauding Medicare. Relators expected to receive between $40 Million and $66 Million as a reward for having filed suit.
June 15, 2006	Honeywell International Inc. to pay $2.6 Million to resolve allegations that it performed defective testing for NASA. Relator to receive $393,750 as a reward for having filed suit.
May 31, 2006	Farmers Exchange Bancorporation to pay over $2.1 Million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to the Department of Agriculture. Relators to receive $340,320 as a reward for having filed qui tam suit.
April 27, 2006	York County, Pennsylvania to Pay U.S. $16 Million for inflating Immigrant Detention Figures.
March 28, 2006	Insight Public Sector Inc. pays $1 Million to resolve false claims allegations.
February 10, 2006	Corporate Express pays $5 Million to resolve qui tam claims. Relators who filed claims to receive $753,000.
News and Current Events 2005
October 17, 2005	Serono to pay $704 Million to settle qui tam suit commenced by former employees. Former employees to receive $51.8 Million.
October 11, 2005	Foreign and US firms to pay nearly $25 Million to settle qui tam claims initiated by former employee, alleging that firms submitted inflated claims on Amtrak Project.
September 20, 2005	GlaxoSmithKline pays $150 Million to settle drug pricing fraud case initiated under qui tam act. Persons who filed action to receive $26 Million as compensation.
September 19, 2005	Office Depot pays $4.75 Million to resolve qui tam claims. Relators to receive $712,500.
July 11, 2005	PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP. to pay $41.9 Million to settle qui tam claims that it submitted false claims to the government for travel reimbursements. Relator to receive share.
June 30, 2005	Humanscale Corporation to pay $9 Million to settle allegations of overcharging government. Former employee to receive $1,575,000 for bringing the action.
June 23, 2005	New York based Turner Construction Co. to pay $6.6 Million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with construction of federal courthouse.
May 19, 2005	OfficeMax to pay $9.8 to resolve False Claims Act allegations. Relators to receive $1.47 Million.
April 27, 2005	Science Applications International Corp. to pay $2.5 Million to settle qui tam case alleging that it failed to disclose pricing information when negotiating a contract with the Air Force. Relator to receive $500,000.
News and Current Events 2004
December 2, 2004	Polymedica to pay $35 Million to resolve False Claims Act allegations raised in two qui tam lawsuits. Former employees who filed suits to receive portions of settlement.
December 2, 2004	Gambro Healthcare agrees to pay over $350 Million to resolve civil and criminal allegations in medicare fraud case. Former employee who filed qui tam suit to receive share of settlement.
October 28, 2004	Adventist Health Systems, Hospitals and Ambulance Companies to pay U.S. more than $20 Million to settle fraud claims. Former employee who filed qui tam suit to receive $1.9 Million as part of the settlement.
June 28, 2004	Banner Health to pay $6.1 Million to resolve false claim allegations. Former employee who filed qui tam suit to receive $1 Million.
June 25, 2004	Rite Aid to pay $7 Million for allegedly submitting false prescription claims to government. Relators who filed qui tam suit to receive $1,120,000.
June 25, 2004	Wal-Mart to pay $2.8 Million for allegedly dispensing partial prescriptions & billing U.S. Health Programs for Full Amounts. Relator who filed qui tam suit to receive $95,766.22.
June 23, 2004	Southwest Florida Radiologists to pay $2.5 Million for allegedly overcharging medicare. Former employee to receive $443,378 for bringing the qui tam action.
May 3, 2004	Schering-Plough to pay $27 Million to settle medicaid fraud allegations.
April 21, 2004	Pennsylvania insurance company to pay $1.5 Million to settle false claim allegations.
March 24, 2004	Tenet Healthcare to pay $22.5 Million to settle qui tam claim that it improperly billed medicare. Former employee who brought suit to receive share of settlement.
March 22, 2004	SunGard Business Systems will pay $425,000 to settle a qui tam action filed by a former employee. Former employee to receive $85,000 as part of settlement.
News and Current Events 2003
November 10, 2003	U.S. Justice Department discloses that civil fraud recoveries reach $2.1 Billion for 2003, and over $12 Billion since 1986. Persons who filed qui tam actions received over $319 Million in 2003.
September 22, 2003	North Carolina to pay $23.8 Million to resolve multiple allegations of False Claims Act violations.
September 16, 2003	Texas Medical device manufacturer to pay $1.5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee.
August 27, 2003	Lockheed Martin agrees to pay $37.9 Million to settle qui tam action brought by former employee. Former employee to receive $8.7 Million as part of the settlement.
August 20, 2003	Northrop Grumman to pay $80 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee.
August 5, 2003	Shell Oil Company to pay $49 Million to settle alleged violations of False Claims Act.
June 26, 2003	Largest health care fraud case in U.S. history settled. HCA investigation nets record total of $1.7 Billion. Relators who filed HCA qui tam cases to receive $151.5 Million.
June 20, 2003	Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals to pay $355 Million to settle qui tam case initiated by employee of separate pharmaceutical company. Employee to receive $47.5 Million as part of the settlement.
June 19, 2003	Sprint Corporation to pay $5.5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by telecommunications specialist.
June 9, 2003	Northrop Grumman to pay $111 Million to settle qui tam claims filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $27.2 Million as part of the settlement.
March 6, 2003	San Diego Hospital to pay $6.2 Million to settle allegations raised in qui tam suit filed by employee. Employee to receive $1.2 Million of the settlement proceeds.
February 21, 2003	Texas, Washington, Oregon & Florida Hospitals to pay $4.9 Million to settle qui tam case brought by former medical device salesman. Former salesman to receive almost $1 Million from the settlements.
February 6, 2003	Northwestern University to pay $5.5 Million to resolve qui tam case brought by former employee. Former employee to receive $907,500 as part of the settlement.
January 23, 2003	Lockheed Martin to pay $1.4 Million to settle claims of alleged procurement fraud. Former employee who filed qui tam action to receive $274, 527.63 as part of settlement.
January 15, 2003	Tennessee Hospital to pay $2 Million to settle qui tam lawsuit brought by former employee. Employee to receive $350,000 as part of the settlement.
News and Current Events 2002
December 16, 2002	U.S. Justice Department discloses that civil fraud recoveries exceeded $1.2 Billion for 2002 and over $10 Billion since 1986. Recoveries associated with qui tam actions accounted for almost $1.1 Billion in settlements during the 2002 fiscal year. Persons who filed qui tam actions received over $160 Million in 2002.
October 28, 2002	Drug giant Pfizer & two subsidiaries to pay $49 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $5.9 Million as part of settlement.
October 17, 2002	U.S. settles qui tam actions against seven hospitals for $5.4 Million. Former medical device salesman who filed the qui tam actions to receive $1 Million as part of the settlement.
October 9, 2002	Electrolux Home Products agrees to pay nearly $700,000 to settle qui tam action filed by former customs compliance officer.
September 18, 2002	Lockheed Martin & BAE Systems to pay $6.2 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former GE quality test technician. Technician who filed action to receive $1.2 Million as part of settlement.
August 1, 2002	Lockheed Martin to pay over $2 Million to settle qui tam action. Relator who filed action to receive $281,000 as part of settlement.
July 29, 2002	Blue Cross of California & Well Point Health Networks to pay U.S. $9.25 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former company auditor.
July 17, 2002	Tenet Hospital to pay $29 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $4 Million as part of settlement.
June 25, 2002	General American Life Insurance Company to pay $76 Million to settle qui tam action filed by two former employees. Former employees to receive $14 Million as part of the settlement.
June 20, 2002	California & Los Angeles County to pay $73 Million to settle qui tam action brought by County employee. County employee to receive $1.3 Million as part of the settlement.
June 18, 2002	California Medical Center to pay $9.75 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former controller. Former Controller to receive $1.93 Million as part of the settlement.
June 4, 2002	U.S. settles qui tam actions against seven hospitals for $6.3 Million. Former medical device salesman who filed the qui tam actions to receive $1 Million as part of the settlement.
June 3, 2002	Eckerd Corporation to pay $5.8 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former pharmacist. Pharmacist to receive $880,000 as part of the settlement.
May 13, 2002	Emergency Physician Group to pay $1.6 Million to settle qui tam action. Relator to receive $279,943 for filing claim.
April 12, 2002	Pacificare Health Systems to pay over $87 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $3.5 Million as part of the settlement.
March 25, 2002	Environmental testing company to pay nearly $9 Million to settle alleged claims of contractual violations which constituted violations of the False Claims Act.
News and Current Events 2001
November 14, 2001	U.S. Justice Department discloses that civil fraud recoveries exceeded $1.6 Billion for 2001. Recoveries associated with qui tam actions accounted for almost $1.2 Billion in settlements during the 2001 fiscal year. Persons who filed qui tam actions received over $210 Million in 2001.
October 26, 2001	Florida Home Health Company to pay over $3.1 Million to settle qui tam action filed by four nurses who were former employees.
October 23, 2001	KPMG Peat Marwick to pay U.S. $9 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former supervisor for reimbursement. Supervisor to receive share of the settlement.
August 27, 2001	Electromechanical Systems Inc. agrees to pay $8.5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employees. Former employees to receive $1.7 Million as part of settlement.
August 15, 2001	NASA contractor to pay $2.5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $150,000 as part of the settlement.
August 9, 2001	U.S. settles qui tam action against hospital chain for $10.7 Million. Former medical device salesman who filed the qui tam action to receive $2.1 Million as part of the settlement.
July 9, 2001	Medical Equipment company to pay $7 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $1.17 Million as part of the settlement.
June 29, 2001	Urocor Inc. to pay $9 Million to settle qui tam actions filed by former employees. Former employees to receive over $1.35 Million as part of the settlement.
June 28, 2001	South Carolina State University to pay $140,000 to settle qui tam action filed by former contractor. Contractor to receive $21,000 as part of the settlement.
June 1, 2001	U.S. settles qui tam actions against seven hospitals for $5 Million. Former medical device salesman who filed the qui tam actions to receive $1 Million as part of the settlement.
May 22, 2001	Healthsouth Corporation to pay nearly $8 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former billing clerk. Billing clerk to receive $1.48 Million as part of the settlement.
March 19, 2001	Vencor and Ventas to pay $219 Million to settle qui tam action filed by relators. Relators to receive over $15 Million as part of the settlement.
February 9, 2001	Phillips Petroleum to pay $8 Million to settle alleged underpayment of oil royalties, within qui tam action filed by two relators. Relators to receive share of the recovery as part of the settlement.
February 7, 2001	Marathon Oil to pay $7.7 Million to settle alleged underpayment of oil royalties, within qui tam action filed by two relators. Relators to receive share of the recovery as part of the settlement.
January 23, 2001	Shell Oil to pay $110 Million to settle alleged underpayment of oil royalties, within qui tam action filed by two relators. Relators to receive share of the recovery as part of the settlement.
News and Current Events 2000
December 15, 2000	National Healthcare Corporation to pay $27 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former nursing home administrator. Administrator to receive $5.4 Million a part of settlement.
December 14, 2000	HCA to pay $840 Million to resolve health care fraud allegations asserted within qui tam actions. Relators to receive share.
December 8, 2000	Hospitals to pay $8.7 Million to settle qui tam action brought by former director of internal audit. Director to receive $1.5 Million as part of the settlement.
November 6, 2000	High-Tech Firms to pay $4.5 to settle qui tam action alleging that it over billed the Air Force. Former employee who filed suit to receive $900,000 as part of the settlement.
October 13, 2000	Toshiba to pay $23 Million to settle defective computers case.
September 28, 2000	Shell Oil to pay $56 Million to settle qui tam case alleging underpayment of royalties. Relators to receive share.
September 27, 2000	Texaco to pay $43 Million to settle qui tam case alleging underpayment of royalties. Relators to receive share.
September 19, 2000	Bayer to pay $14 Million to settle qui tam action alleging that it caused medical providers to submit inflated reimbursement claims to medicaid. Relator who filed suit to receive $2.8 Million as part of the settlement.
September 8, 2000	Oncology radiation centers to pay $10 Million to settle qui tam action filed by doctor who provided services. Doctor to receive $1.75 Million as part of the settlement.
August 3, 2000	Boeing to pay U.S. $54 Million to settle qui tam actions alleging the sale of defective aircraft parts to the army. Relators to receive $18 Million.
August 2, 2000	W.R. Grace & Taylor pat $15 Million to settle qui tam action brought by librarian, asserting that it overcharged schools and libraries for books.
July 26, 2000	Compaq computer to pay $4.5 Million for overcharging defense department.
June 15, 2000	Pipe manufacturer to pay $500,00 for selling untested polyvinyl pipe to federal agencies. Independent salesman who filed claim in qui tam suit to receive $400,000 as part of settlement.
April 11, 2000	BP Amoco agrees to pay $32 Million to settle qui tam action alleging underpayment of oil royalties. Relators to receive $5.4 Million as part of the settlement.
March 27, 2000	Conoco agrees to pay $26 Million to settle qui tam action alleging underpayment of oil royalties. Relators to receive $4.2 Million as part of the settlement.
March 13, 2000	Northrop Grumman agrees to pay $750,000 to settle qui tam action brought by former employees. Former employees to receive $180,000 as part of the settlement.
March 7, 2000	Contractor to pay $320,000 to settle allegations of selling untested parts to military. Former employee who filed qui tam suit to receive $48,000 as part of settlement.
January 13, 2000	Chevron agrees to pay $95 Million to settle qui tam action alleging underpayment of oil royalties. Relators to receive $14.5 Million as part of the settlement.
News and Current Events 1999
October 18, 1999	Peabody Holding company agrees to pay $11 Million to resolve claims under False Claims Act that it underpaid coal royalties due to the government.
October 13, 1999	Emergency physician billing company to pay $15 Million to settle qui tam action alleging false billings to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE and FEHBP. Relator who filed suit to receive $3.2 Million as part of the settlement.
September 15, 1999	Walgreen Co. pays $7.6 Million to settle qui tam action alleging that it billed health insurance programs full price for prescriptions which were only partially filled. Relator who filed suit to receive $678,584 as part of the settlement.
August 31, 1999	Oxy USA Inc. to pay $7.3 Million to settle qui tam action claiming that it underpaid oil royalties to the government. Relators to receive share of the settlement.
July 29, 1999	Columbia Health Care to pay $1.25 Million to settle qui tam action brought by nurse, alleging that it submitted false claims to a Medicaid funded care plan. Nurse who filed action to receive $138,125 as part of the settlement.
July 19, 1999	Olsten Corporation to pay $61 Million to settle claims initiated in a qui tam action by a former Vice President, that it defrauded the medicare program. Former Vice President to receive $9.8 Million as part of the settlement.
January 12, 1999	Case Corporation pays $1.9 Million to settle claims it failed to offer government discounts on prices for road building equipment.
January 11, 1999	Ingersoll-Rand subsidiary pays $3 Million to settle qui tam action by former employee, alleging that it overcharged the government for earth-moving equipment. Former employee to receive $510,000 as part of the settlement.
News and Current Events 1998
November 25, 1998	Air Force contractor to pays $9.8 Million to settle qui tam suit alleging that it defrauded the government by inflating labor costs. Relator who filed suit to receive $1.7 Million as part of settlement.
November 17, 1998	University of Minnesota pays $32 Million to settle qui tam action, filed by a professor at the University, alleging that it sold unlicensed drug and mishandled NIH grant funds. Professor who filed suit to receive $1.5 Million as part of the settlement.
November 16, 1998	Mississippi shipbuilding company pays $2.25 Million to settle qui tam action filed by its former manager alleging that it improperly charged costs to Navy Shipbuilding contracts. Former manager who filed suit to receive $405,000 as part of the settlement.
October 9, 1998	Two companies pay $205,000 to settle qui tam action filed by former employee alleging underpayment of coal royalties to government. Former employee who filed suit to receive $36,900 as part of settlement.
June 12, 1998	University of Texas Health Center to pay $17.2 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee alleging that it submitted false claims for reimbursement to federally funded health insurance programs. Former employee to receive $2.58 Million as part of the settlement.
April 8, 1998	Home Oxygen firm pays $5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employees alleging that it submitted false claims for oxygen equipment. Former employees to receive $1.1 Million as part of the settlement.
March 30, 1998	Defense contractors to pay $4.5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee alleging they overcharged the navy on military contracts. Former employee to receive $900,000 as part of the settlement.
March 12, 1998	Defense contractor to pay $2.2 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former manager alleging they overcharged the Army on military contracts. Former manager to receive $374,000 as part of the settlement.
March 10, 1998	Consulting company to pay $425,000 to settle qui tam action filed by former employee, alleging that it charged false labor costs to federal contracts. Former employee to receive $93,500 as part of settlement.
News and Current Events 1997
November 19, 1997	McDonnell Douglas to pay $2 Million to settle qui tam action claiming that it overcharged the government to repair equipment. Former employee who filed suit to receive $1.1 Million as part of the settlement.
November 5, 1997	Vendell Healthcare pays $4.2 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employees.
October 10, 1997	Trendway pays U.S. $1.25 Million to settle allegations that it failed to tell government about discounts it offered to commercial customers, on furniture it was selling to the government.
October 10, 1997	Government contractor to pay $400,000 to settle qui tam action, brought by former employee, alleging that it failed to pass manufacturer rebates on to the government. Former employee to receive $68,000 as part of the settlement.
August 7, 1997	Olympus America Inc. pays U.S. $22.8 Million to settle claims it overcharged the Dept. of veterans affairs for medical equipment.
June 12, 1997	Two defense contractors pay $500,000 to settle qui tam suit brought by former employees, alleging they failed to properly inspect components of torpedoes. Former employees to receive $100,000 as part of settlement.
May 21, 1997	Emcare Inc. to pay $7.75 Million to settle qui tam action alleging false billings to Medicaid, Medicare and FEHBP. Relator to receive $1.5 Million as part of settlement.
May 2, 1997	Blue Shield of California to pay $12 Million to settle qui tam action, filed by former employee, alleging that it submitted false claims for payment with the Health Care Financing Administration.
January 10, 1997	General Electric pays $950,000 to settle qui tam suit filed by former employee, alleging that it falsely represented that it had conducted certain test procedures on circuit boards.
News and Current Events 1996
December 12, 1996	Snap-On pays $891,000 to settle claims it over billed the department of defense for tools used by the military.
June 27, 1996	Lender pays $7 Million to settle allegations that it falsely certified the eligibility of borrowers of federally insured mortgages.
April 10, 1996	Petroleum additives company to pay $4.7 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee.
February 26, 1996	Philips Electronics pays $65 Million to settle claims alleging that it sold faulty electronic parts to the military.
January 18, 1996	Stewart Title Guaranty Company to pay $499,000 to settle claims of having submitted false information to HUD to help obtain mortgage loans.
January 2, 1996	Construction companies to pay $715,000 to settle claims that they falsely took part in programs for minority and women.
News and Current Events 1995
December 7, 1995	U.S. Surgical Corp. to pay $10 Million to settle allegations that it did not give the government the same rate of discounts it gave other customers.
December 6, 1995	California firm, BEI Sensors and Systems Inc. to pay $1 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee.
November 20, 1995	SL Auburn Inc. pays $600,000 to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $144,000 as part of the settlement.
November 2, 1995	Teledyne Industries Inc. to pay $2 Million to settle qui tam case filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $500,000 as part of the settlement.
October 31, 1995	Drug company to pay $7.5 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $1 Million as part of the settlement.
October 18, 1995	U.S. Justice Department discloses that it has recovered more than $1 Billion under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, since it was revised in 1986.
October 11, 1995	Parsons Engineering Sciences Inc. to pay $3.2 Million to settle qui tam suit brought by former employee. Former employee to receive $354,750 as part of the settlement.
October 2, 1995	Lucas Industries pays $88 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former machinist for the company. Former machinist to receive $19.3 Million as part of the settlement.
September 29, 1995	CSX Transportation Inc. to pay $5.9 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $1.1 Million as part of the settlement.
August 10, 1995	General Electric to pay $7.1 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $1.7 Million as part of the settlement.
July 31, 1995	Rockwell International to pay $27 Million to settle allegations of overcharging government for development of B1-B Bomber.
July 17, 1995	Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. to pay $8.5 Million to settle allegations that it submitted false cost data in negotiating contracts with the Navy.
June 19, 1995	Becton Dickinson and Company Inc. to pay $3.3 Million to settle qui tam action filed by employee of former distributor. Employee who filed suit to receive $561,000 as part of the settlement.
June 14, 1995	Rockwell International Corporation to pay $260,000 to settle claims it overcharged the Dept. of Defense on an Air Force contract.
June 1, 1995	Illinois firm pays $4.7 Million to settle claims it falsely represented its expertise in obtaining approval to manufacture equipment for the government.
May 30, 1995	California Aerospace Company to pay $200,000 to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $35,000 as part of the settlement.
May 10, 1995	Three government contractors to pay $230,000 to settle qui tam action filed by a former employee of one of the companies. Former employee to receive share of the settlement.
March 20, 1995	Allied Clinical Labs to pay $4.9 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee, alleging that it submitted false claims for reimbursement of laboratory tests to the medicare program.
January 18, 1995	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to pay $27.6 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former Blue Cross auditor. Former auditor to receive $5.5 Million as part of the settlement.
News and Current Events 1994
December 27, 1994	New York State pays $26.9 Million to settle qui tam action filed by a NYS Department of Social Services employee. DSS employee to receive $4.05 Million as part of the settlement.
December 20, 1994	Two Fairchild companies to pay $8.1 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Employee to receive $600,000 as part of the settlement.
October 20, 1994	Teledyne pays $5.56 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Former employee to receive $869,000 as part of the settlement.
October 20, 1994	Ultramed pays $2.1 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employees alleging that it sold the government medical pumps which did not meet prescribed engineering requirements. Former employees to receive share of settlement for having filed the action.
October 3, 1994	Tandum pays $1.9 Million to settle claims it failed to tell government about discounts it to commercial customers.
September 28, 1994	Massachusetts Blue Cross, Blue Shield pays $2.75 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee. Employee to receive $550,000 as part of the settlement.
August 3, 1994	Novell Inc. to pay $1.7 Million to settle qui tam action filed by former employee alleging that it overcharged the government for computer equipment. Former employee to receive $310,500 as part of the settlement.

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