The False Claims Act is a federal whistleblower law, which allows private citizens to file actions against federal contractors and corporations, who conduct fraud against the government and the public. The act of filing such action is also known as “whistleblowing.” Persons filing under the Act stand to receive anywhere from 15 to 25 percent of any recovered damages as a whistleblower reward.
Pharmaceutical Whistleblower Cases
Pharmaceutical fraud cases represent the largest percentage of False Claims Act recoveries by the United States in qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. Pharmaceutical fraud can take a variety of form. Pharmaceutical whistleblower cases involve issues such as:
- Pharmacies or drug companies charging the government for drugs not used
- Marketing, promoting, and selling drugs for uses other than those approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”)
- Marketing drugs to physicians through illegal means, such as providing financial or other benefits, like expense-paid consulting trips to doctors
Pfizer Whisteblower Case
David Franklin, a microbiologist, is a famous whistleblower. In 2002,
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Finding a Pharmaceutical Whisteblower Lawyer
Attorneys at Bernstein Leibhard are experienced in representing plaintiffs in pharmaceutical whistleblower lawsuits. If you think you may have a pharmaceutical whistleblower case, contact one of our pharmaceutical whistleblower lawyers today.