TAF's Fraud Blog

Barack Obama, FCA Attorney Barack Obama's first job out of Harvard Law School was with Miner Barnhill & Galland, where he wrote a major portion of an appeals brief for the Chandler False Claims Act case which ultimately went to the Supreme Court (TAF filed an amicus). Chandler was settled in December of 2006 for $5 million. >> To read more
Schering's Big Loss in MO After losing a jury trial, Schering-Plough rushed to settle with the state of Missouri. In the end, the company agreed to pay $31 million to settle Average Wholesale Pricing charges. To put this in perspective, the Missouri settlement is equal to a $1.58 billion national settlement based on population weights. >> To read more
Defective Flares a Threat The U.S. Government has joined a False Claims Act case against ATK for manufacturing large military flares which will self-ignite if dropped from a height of as little as 1 foot. If ignited accidentally, the ordnance is capable of burning a hole in the hull of a warship or melting through the skin of an airplane. >> To read more
Blowing the Whistle at DoD? If you blow the whistle to the Pentagon, the inspector general is not likely to investigate your case very deeply before rejecting retaliation claims outright. >> To read more
Adult Day Care Fraud New Jersey state investigators suspect that nearly one-third of all adult day care facilities in the state have committed Medicaid fraud. >> To read more