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Whistleblower (Qui Tam)
Lawsuits
The law firm of Beltz & Ruth provides legal
representation to whistleblower clients. Relative to
Whistleblower Lawsuits, businesses who commit fraud in
collecting payment directly or indirectly from the
United States government may be reported by current or
former employees. Those employees may bring
a federal whistleblower lawsuit, allowing them to
receive a percentage of the monies recovered (which were
falsely obtained by the business or employer).
The U.S. government provides financial incentives for
employees or former employees to report businesses who
have overcharged or cheated the government. This
incentive is provided within the Federal False Claims
Act.
There are a number of different types of cases which can
be brought against such “Qui Tam” businesses who cheat
the government, although the cases seem to fall into
certain specific categories such as: a) Medicare fraud;
b) defense contractor fraud; c) environmental law
compliance; d) bid rigging with actual false claim; e)
agricultural supplements; and f) overcharging and/or
product substitution and/or falsifying services
performed. In Florida, false claims or Qui Tam claims
have been used to attempt to curb or stop fraudulent
healthcare billing. False billing would include:
billing for services or products not actually given or
provided; inappropriate health coding misrepresentation;
billing for medically unnecessary services or products;
submitting duplication of medical bills; falsifying
records to obtain payment including changing signatures,
dates, or adding information to the medical records.
Comprehensive information regarding
Whistleblower Lawsuits, or to submit your case for a free review:
www.personal-injuries-attorneys.com
Personal Injury
Attorneys
Personal Injury representation by
Belts and Ruth encompasses auto accidents, including motorcycle and
truck accidents, medical malpractice, nursing
home abuse, and product liability.
Belts & Ruth
is a personal injury law firm dedicated
to providing high quality, aggressive legal
representation to victims of personal injury.
At
Belts and Ruth we have the legal and financial
resources to litigate with major corporations and
insurance companies. Our firm will expend whatever time
and costs are necessary to successfully represent our
clients and our firm's resources are available to all
our clients, whether the case involves a multimillion
dollar nursing home matter or a modest motorcycle
accident.
Our firm handles many different types of personal injury
cases, most of which are covered in detail on our
website.
www.personal-injuries-attorneys.com
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