Thomas & Solomon Represents Whistleblower in $14.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Settlement On December 12, 2018, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it reached a $14.5 million settlement with Finance of America (“FAM”) to resolve a lawsuit alleging Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) mortgage fraud. The case was filed by Thomas & Solomon attorneys …
Category: Whistleblower
Supreme Court Decides Scope of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection
Supreme Court Decides Scope of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection On February 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the Ninth Circuit and federal district court rulings in a unanimous 9-0 decision in Digital Realty Trust v. Somers. The issue presented before the Court was whether the anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd-Frank Act extends …
Health Care Fraud and the False Claims Act
Health Care Fraud and the False Claims Act Health care fraud costs federal and state governments billions of dollars every year and has contributed to the rise in health care costs. Millions of Americans receive health care through government sponsored plans, including Medicare and Medicaid-the two largest government sponsored plans. The government attempts to collect …
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whistleblower Protection
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whistleblower Protection On November 28, 2017, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that will decide the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act. In Digital Realty Trust v. Somers, the Supreme Court will answer the question of whether the anti-retaliation provision for whistleblowers in the Dodd-Frank Act …
Don’t Sign Away Your Claims: Severance Agreements and the False Claims Act
Don’t Sign Away Your Claims: Severance Agreements and the False Claims Act Employees who have knowledge of fraud against the government (such as Medicare/Medicaid fraud, defense contractor fraud, procurement fraud, mortgage fraud, grant fraud, or any other type of fraud against a federal or state entity), may have a claim under the False Claims Act. …
