News & Press Releases
Baron & Budd Whistleblower Cases Highlighted in 2019 Department of Justice Year End Press Release
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released an end of year statement announcing the success of its efforts in combating fraud against the [...]
Whistleblowers Can Receive Compensation for Reporting Small Business Fraud
In August of 2019, the Department of Justice announced that the former Chief Executive Officer of ADS, Inc., Luke Hillier, agreed to pay a $20 [...]
Baron & Budd Announces $20,225,000 Million Settlements in Whistleblower Case Alleging Small Business Fraud by Atlantic Diving Supply Executives
Collective settlements against ADS and its executives resulted in nearly $37 million in settlements – the largest settlement ever secured in a small business fraud [...]
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 [...]
