Recent News

Whistleblower Roundup – May 5th, 2021

Check out this week’s Whistleblower Roundup, including the SEC awarding $50 million to two whistleblowers, and a $3.8 million False Claims Act settlement against Miami-based CareCloud Health.

Whistleblower Roundup – April 16th, 2021

Check out this week’s Whistleblower Roundup, including the US intervening in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Connections Community Support Programs and a write-up about the Sixth Circuit’s ruling that the False Claims Act prohibits post-employment retaliation.

Whistleblower Roundup – April 9th, 2021

Check out this week’s Whistleblower Roundup, including an article about a whistleblower at Nissan Motor Co., and a $22.5 million False Claims Act settlement against South Carolina’s largest urgent care provider.

Barrett Johnston Martin & Garrison Represent Whistleblowers in a Successful Federal Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Against HUD

We are proud to report another resolution of a successful whistleblower case that alleged fraud against a HUD program designed to increase affordable housing.

United States Reaches $200,000 Settlement with Property Developers in False Claims Act Case Filed by Barrett Johnston Martin & Garrison

The United States Justice Department announced the $200,000 settlement of a qui tam lawsuit (i.e. a whistleblower lawsuit) with Defendants Aziz Ashurov, Laziza Abdullaeva, and Capital Invest, LLC, relating to the purchase of property in Nashville through a program run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We are proud to represent the whistleblowers, and thank them for their courage in coming forward.

Whistleblower Roundup – March 16th, 2021

Check out this week’s Whistleblower Roundup, including a CEO sentenced to prison for role in $150 million health care fraud scheme and a $10.25 million False Claims Act settlement.

Health Management Associates Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Fees

A federal court ruled this week that the Health Management Associates whistleblower is entitled to almost $1 million in attorneys’ fees and expenses for his role in bringing about a $260 million settlement between Health Management Associates and the government that resolved allegations of healthcare fraud.