A federal appeals court covering some of the busiest ports in the United States has cleared the way for whistleblower cases based on customs fraud. This page explains how customs fraud claims fit within the False Claims Act and what a person who reports one can expect.A federal appeals court whose jurisdiction spans some of the busiest ports in the United States has cleared the way for whistleblower cases based on customs fraud — a reminder of why consulting a skilled customs fraud … [Read more...]
DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case Filed by Keller Grover Alleging Overcharging In A General Services Administration Contract
On April 15, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced the settlement of a False Claims Act case against Varidesk LLC and Vari Sales Corporations (VARI). Pursuant to the settlement, VARI agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that defendants failed to give the government the benefit of the discounts it gave other customers and falsely represented to the government that it was complying with its obligation to give the government the best price … [Read more...]
California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act: Essilor Pays $23.8 Million
Whistleblower Kristie Rudolph filed a whistleblower lawsuit under the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act in 2016 alleging that her former employer, Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc., alleging that Essilor provided unlawful kickbacks to eye care providers in exchange for business from those providers. These kinds of unlawful incentives, which drive up the costs of insurance for all Californians, are illegal under California law. The California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act, … [Read more...]
Medicare Advantage False Claims Act Case: Sutter Health and Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Keller Grover LLP represents Kathy Ormsby in a Medicare Advantage False Claims Act case originally filed in 2015 and now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, United States ex rel. Kathy Ormsby v. Sutter Health and Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Case No. cv-15-1062 (JD). Ormsby alleges in her complaint that her former employer, Sutter Health and its affiliate PAMF, defrauded the government as part of its Medicare Part C program, known as Medicare … [Read more...]
Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Case: United States ex rel. Macias v. Pacific Health Corporation
Keller Grover LLP represents Julie A. Macias in a False Claims Act case pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Macias alleges in her complaint that the Defendants, including her former employer, Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center, engaged in a fraudulent scheme to use improper psychiatric holds and an unlawful kickback arrangement to bill Medicare and Medicare for the patients’ supposed care and treatment. Macias is a registered nurse who had … [Read more...]