News & Press Releases
Reckitt Benckiser Group Takes a Major Hit with $1.4 Billion Settlement
Attorneys and whistleblowers fighting the battle in the nation’s opioid crisis scored a huge win with a groundbreaking settlement. The law firm of Baron & [...]
Baron & Budd Announces $1.4 Billion Settlement Against Opioid Manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Agreement represents largest settlement ever secured against an opioid manufacturer July 11, 2019 WASHINGTON--Today, the national law firm of Baron & Budd announced that a False Claims [...]
Whistleblowers Can be Compensated for Reporting Fraudulent HUBZone Activity
The Small Business Administration (SBA) created the HUBZone program to encourage business development in Historically Underutilized Business Zones.HUBZones are typically urban or rural areas with [...]
Whistleblowers Identify Fraud in EHR Software Use
Anyone working regularly with Electronic Health Record (EHR) software can spot fraud and abuse. In 2009, the federal government established the Medicare and Medicaid EHR [...]
Big Pharma Pays To Play — And Gets Stung
Two big drug companies, Astellas Pharma US and Amgen Inc., have agreed to pay almost $125 million between them to settle claims brought under the [...]
Whistleblowers Critical to Combat Electronic Health Records Fraud
A Synopsis of Will Powers’ Article in Medium.com on April 5, 2019 Medical organizations adopting electronic health records (EHR) technology have been awarded millions of [...]
Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million for Improperly Funneling Kickbacks into Patient Assistance Program (PAP)
Johnson & Johnson acquisition Actelion recently became the latest drug maker to land in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the improper [...]
Whistleblowers Play Key Role in Identifying Fraudulent Patient Assistance Programs
Are you one of the many physicians, caregivers, therapists and patients attending this week’s Patient Assistance Programs conference in Baltimore, Maryland? If so, then please [...]
HUBZone program has become a prime target for fraud
In a commentary piece published by Washington Technology, Baron & Budd Attorney Andrew Miller talks about how the HUBZone program has become a prime target [...]
