Qui Tam, Whistleblower & False Claims
Detroit & Bloomfield Hills Whistleblower & Qui Tam Attorneys
Hertz Schram has represented hundreds of whistleblowers who have successfully recovered millions of dollars by reporting qui tam false claims/fraud. Whistleblowers are fundamental to ensuring that stolen taxpayers’ money is rightfully returned to the governments’ treasuries. Hertz Schram represents whistleblowers nationwide in federal and state False Claims Act cases. The False Claims Acts provide financial incentives to whistleblowers (referred to as “relators”) who successfully report these frauds.
False claims for payment occur with extraordinary frequency, particularly where there are vulnerable patients. Healthcare fraud gives rise to the exploitation of the most vulnerable sectors of our society; individuals with chronic health conditions like cancer, dementia, on hospice; homebound receiving home health services, and residents of nursing homes.
Fraud against the governments is not unique to the healthcare world. False claims cases can be brought based on theft of funds designated for various government funded programs, including: Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Education (DOE).
Detroit & Bloomfield Hills Whistleblower & Qui Tam Attorneys
Hertz Schram has represented hundreds of whistleblowers who have successfully recovered millions of dollars by reporting qui tam false claims/fraud. Whistleblowers are fundamental to ensuring that stolen taxpayers’ money is rightfully returned to the governments’ treasuries. Hertz Schram represents whistleblowers nationwide in federal and state False Claims Act cases. The False Claims Acts provide financial incentives to whistleblowers (referred to as “relators”) who successfully report these frauds.
False claims for payment occur with extraordinary frequency, particularly where there are vulnerable patients. Healthcare fraud gives rise to the exploitation of the most vulnerable sectors of our society; individuals with chronic health conditions like cancer, dementia, on hospice; homebound receiving home health services, and residents of nursing homes.
Fraud against the governments is not unique to the healthcare world. False claims cases can be brought based on theft of funds designated for various government funded programs, including: Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Education (DOE).
- Representing the whistleblower in filing claims on behalf of the federal and states’ governments for illegal false claims based upon:
- Health care fraud (double billing, billing for services not rendered, upcoding, violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, etc.
- False claims submitted to the FHA, FAA, FDA, HUD, DOD, etc.
- Retaliation claims by current or former employees who suffered adverse action by his/her employer for addressing violations of the False Claims Act
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