Whistleblower

Cisco Pays $8.6m to Settle Security Software Whistleblower Lawsuit

Cisco pays $8.6m to settle security software whistleblower lawsuitAgreement splits money between US federal body, 15 states Print Print TradeCisco has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle claims it sold video security software that had a vulnerability that could have opened US federal, state and local government agencies to hackers. According to Cisco, the software, which was sold between 2008 …


Rebar Whistleblower Lawsuit Settles for $4.6 Million

Government sub-contractor agrees to settle whistleblower allegations of false claims and defective rebar meant for construction of nuclear waste facility. DALLAS, TX and ATLANTA, GA — Energy & Process Corporation (E&P) has agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the company provided defective rebar for the construction of a government-owned nuclear …


Justice Department Joins Second Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth

UnitedHealth Group is one insurer offering Medicare Advantage plans, which cover about one third of people on Medicare. The Justice Department has joined a California whistleblower’s lawsuit that accuses insurance giant UnitedHealth Group of fraud in its …


Feds Join Whistleblower Lawsuit Claiming UnitedHealth Overcharged Medicare

Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Justice Department has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group that claims the country’s largest health insurer and its units and affiliates overcharged Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars, a law firm representing the whistleblower said on Thursday. “We reject these more than five-year-old claims and will contest them …


Law Firm of Kirby McInerney LLP Announces $1.5 Million Settlement Resolving Whistleblower Claims That Athletic Wear Company Underpaid U.S. Import Duties

Kirby McInerney LLP is pleased to announce that its client, a Hong Kong-based whistleblower, helped the U.S. government recover $1.5 million in allegedly underpaid U.S. import duties from Winds Enterprises, Inc. of California, and its affiliate, Winds Enterprises, Ltd. of Hong Kong, which manufacture and import athletic wear for popular brands in the United States.…