By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team The government continues to prioritize healthcare fraud enforcement. As we detailed in our round-up of top healthcare-related False Claims Act recoveries from 2024, more than $1.67 billion (58% of all FCA recoveries that year) came from healthcare fraud cases alone. With several settlements already announced [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last week (April 21), the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $6 million award to two whistleblowers who caused the agency to open an investigation that led to a successful enforcement action. It is the first award the SEC announced since President Trump took [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team As the Trump Administration continues to reshape U.S. trade policy through aggressive new tariffs, the stakes for importers have never been higher. With tariffs impacting trade with China, Canada, Mexico, and others, companies may be tempted to cut corners to avoid rising costs. When [...]
March 25, 2025 – Upon submission of a settlement agreement for preliminary approval by the Court, Plaintiffs and Sutter have issued the following joint press release regarding the Settlement: “Sutter Health and Plaintiffs Djeneba Sidibe, Jerry Jankowski, Susan Hansen, David Herman, Optimum Graphics, Inc., and Johnson Pool & Spa, on [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On April 18, the IRS Whistleblower Office announced its first ever multi-year operating plan aimed at expanding the reach, visibility, and impact of its Whistleblower Program. Created by Congress in 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Program has delivered more than $7.4 billion in collected proceeds and [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Sen. Durbin to Retire, Setting Stage for Renewed Credit Card Reform Push CU Today – April 23, 2025 Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has announced he will not seek re-election next year—a move that likely signals increased efforts to have the Credit Card Competition Act passed [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Yesterday (April 21), the Department of Justice (DOJ) – together with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Health and Human Services Inspector General – announced that Walgreens will pay at least $300 million to settle DOJ charges of violating the False Claims Act and Controlled [...]
Texas-based companies Varidesk, LLC and Vari Sales Corporation (both doing business as VARI) will pay $1,100,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the General Services Administration (GSA) on their contracts from Dec. 8, 2016, through June 30, 2019. The settlement resolves allegations that VARI [...]
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) continues his fierce work advocating for whistleblowers with his recent outreach to Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers to Meta’s treatment of the latest whistleblower to speak out against the social media behemoth. In a letter he wrote [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Republicans Pressure Fed on Debit Card Fees Payments Dive – April 14, 2025 Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are seeking to reverse a late 2023 Federal Reserve decision that would cut fees that large financial institutions can charge merchants when consumers use debit [...]