"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong
man stumbled, or where the doers of deed could have done better. The credit
belongs to the man who is actually in the arena: whose face is marred by
the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes
short again and again ... who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions,
and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end
the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
--Theodore Roosevelt.
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THE WHISTLEBLOWER ACTION NETWORK is an affiliation of lawyers who represent individuals who blow the whistle on fraud and abuse in the public and private sectors. Our core practice areas include whistleblower litigation brought under the Federal and state False Claims Acts (known as qui tam actions), and various forms of private class actions, including securities fraud and consumer protection litigation. We also take individual civil lawsuits on a case by case basis.
Our lawyers have been representing whistleblowers in qui tam litigation
since 1989. We prosecute cases on behalf of doctors, nurses,
pharmacists, CFO’s, project managers, engineers, internal auditors,
compliance officers, billing coordinators, sales representatives and managers,
research and physician assistants and others who take the bold step
to become whistleblowers. These lawsuits expose fraud and
abuse by private physician management companies, defense contractors,
medical billing companies, hospitals, emergency room facilities, private
universities, and pharmaceutical companies.
Our expertise includes investigation and prosecution of False Claims Act cases in the areas of:
- Medicare and Medicaid Billing Fraud
- Pharmaceutical Company Marketing Practices
- Kickbacks and Illegal Referral Schemes
- Substandard Patient Care
- Federal or State program grant diversion
- Federal or State subsidized loan programs
- Defense Department Contract Fraud
- Off-label Drug Promotion
Our attorneys are part of a nationwide group of lawyers who specialize
in representing whistleblowers. As a result, we are able
to handle cases throughout the country. We have developed
relationships with experts,
investigators, and private lawyers who work with us to
evaluate, investigate, and prosecute qui tam lawsuits on
behalf of our clients and the government.
Importantly, we devote our own resources to evaluate the merits of a case before filing a lawsuit. We do not file a qui tam case unless we are thoroughly convinced of its merit and believe it is a case worth prosecuting. Our approach has paid off. We have excellent relationships across the country with the government investigators and prosecutors with whom we work after a case is filed. And, we generally succeed in getting the government to intervene in our lawsuits, which maximizes the potential recovery for our clients and the government.
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