Our Cases
Many whistleblower clients have trusted us to help them successfully resolve their legal matters. These include law suits filed under the qui tam and anti-retaliation provisions of the federal and various state False Claims Acts. Representative examples of such cases are highlighted below. In some instances we have relied on our negotiation skills and in others we have litigated aggressively. We have tried False Claims Act cases, pursued non-intervened matters, contested government settlements and relator share offers, fought for employment compensation and attorneys’ fees and have made good law in the process. If you would like to learn more about any of these cases, or other matters we have handled and can discuss publicly, feel free to ask us about them.
Our Cases
Benslem Hospice Settlement
"Benslem PA Hospice Settles Whistleblower Suit for $2 Million" (PDF)1 (PDF)2
Pharmaceutical Off-label Marketing
Settlement Announced: $40 Million Healthcare Fraud (Kickbacks and Off-label Marketing). CareFusion Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $40.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks and promoting its...
HSBC Settlement
Case details in PDF format PDF A PDF B
My Pillow Inc. settlement
Aug. 15, 2016 Following the recent unsealing of their lawsuit, whistleblower attorneys Stephen B. Diamond of Chicago's Stephen B. Diamond, P.C. and Timothy J. McInnis of NYC's McInnis Law announce a $1.109 million settlement of a qui tam lawsuit against My Pillow,...
Husband sentenced to 100 months and wife to 78 months for forging doctor signatures on radiology reports prepared in their NJ mobile diagnostic businesses
"New Jersey couple and two diagnostic companies ordered to pay $7.75 Million for falsifying diagnostic test reports" "Manhattan U.S. Attorney announces $9.5 million settlement with Columbia University for improperly seeking excessive cost recoveries in connection with...
US Attorney in Manhattan Joins Customs Duties Case Against Chinese Apparel Importer and others—Falsified Invoices Used
Case details in PDF format PDF A PDF B PDF C "New Jersey couple and two diagnostic companies ordered to pay $7.75 Million for falsifying diagnostic test reports" "Manhattan U.S. Attorney announces $9.5 million settlement with Columbia University for improperly...
$25 Million-Plus Total Recoveries for U.S. and NY State Taxpayers As Fourth Defendant Settles Home Health Agency Fraud Case
Manhattan based Qui Tam Whistleblower Attorney Timothy J. McInnis announces an $850,000 Medicaid/Medicare False Claims settlement among three plaintiffs: The State of New York; the United States, acting through the U.S. Department of Justice and on behalf of the...
New York Non-Profit Serving Developmentally Disabled Children and Adults Settles Whistleblower Complaint Alleging False Billing at Queens and Brooklyn Day Habilitation Centers
(New York City) — A non-profit serving the developmentally disabled in three states falsely billed New York State Medicaid for day habilitation client services for five years even though its own attendance records showed some developmentally disabled clients were not...
Drug To Improve Appetite in HIV and Cancer Patients Aggressively Off-Label Marketed For Nursing Home, Even Hospice, Patients According to Complaint Unsealed With Federal, State Whistleblower Settlements and Criminal Fines Totaling More Than $45 Million by Par Pharmaceuticals
Death, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Toxic Reactions Leading to Impaired Kidney Function Were Side Effects in Elderly Yet Drug Manufacturer Created Separate Nursing Home Sales Force to Off-Label the Drug, According to NYC-Based National Qui Tam...
The Princeton Review Admits NYC After-School Tutoring Fraud Charges, Falsifying Attendance, Agrees to Pay Up to $10 Million
(New York City) —The Princeton Review received millions of federal dollars for operating an after-school tutoring program for underprivileged students at underperforming schools by falsifying attendance – which continued even after its vice president in charge was...
Westchester Medical Center Agrees to Repay $7 Million to Federal, State Governments; Admits Eight-Plus-Year Medicaid Outpatient Fraud at Hospital’s Behavioral Health Center; Government Intervenes, Settling Qui Tam Whistleblower Case Originally Filed 15 Months Ago by Manhattan-Based Whistleblowers’ Attorney Timothy J. McInnis, Esq. on Behalf of Former High-Ranking Medical Center Employee
Read the federal Government's Complaint-in-Intervention in the $7 Million Westchester Medical Center Case Read the News Release from McInnis Law in the $7 Million Westchester Medical Center Case Read the Federal Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal in the...
Hospital and Corporate Parent Pay $9 Million To Partially Settle Medicare Fraud Case Alleging Seven Years of False Billing for In-Patient Admissions Instead of Observation Services and Out-Patient Treatments
Additional Qui Tam Whistleblowers’ Allegations Still Pending Resolution, According to Manhattan-Based Qui TamWhistleblower Attorney Timothy J. McInnis, Esq. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex reI. JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE Plaintiffs, v. AHS HOSPITAL CORP., ATLANTIC HEALTH...
US ex rel [Relator] v. Institute of International Education (index number 07 CV 8294 (Castel, J.))
In June 2011 a final settlement was reached among the relator, the Government, and the defendant in the False Claims Act matter, US ex rel. [Relator] v. Institute of International Education (index number 07 CV 8294 (Castel, J.)), filed in the United States District...
Two Large New York City Landlords Accused of Defrauding HUD’s Section 8 Voucher Program
In October 2009, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York filed notices in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, located in Manhattan, to partially join two False Claims Act cases brought by tenant Edmund...
Respiratory Therapist’s Whistleblower Retaliation Case Is Settled; Medicare Fraud Amended Complaint Unsealed
On April 21, 2010, following a settlement between the parties, United States District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein dismissed Joseph Kim's whistleblower retaliation case against his former employer, Medco Enterprises, Inc. The Complaint, filed by qui tam whistleblower...
Government Settles Partially Intervenes in Optician’s Whistleblower Case Against New York Ophthalmologist
In April 2009, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York filed a notice of partial intervention in a civil Medicare fraud case against Staten Island Ophthalmologist Joseph R. Mermelstein, M.D. (United States ex rel Gerald P. Astorino v....
US ex rel Joseph B. Lee v. Victory Memorial Hospital, (index number 04 cv 3234 (Ross, J.))
In March 2009, a final settlement was reached among the relator, Government and defendant in the False Claims Act matter, US ex rel Joseph B. Lee v. Victory Memorial Hospital, (index number 04 cv 3234 (Ross, J.)), filed in the United States District Court for the...
Pennsylvania Consulting Engineering Firm Settles Whistleblower Retaliation Case With Civil Engineer
In 2004, and in anticipation of a settlement between the parties, United States District Judge Malcolm Muir dismissed David A. Anderson's whistleblower retaliation case against his former employer McTish, Kunkle & Associates which was pending in the United States...
Columbia University
Columbia University Pays More Than $5 Million To U.S.; Whistleblower Case Alleged Medical School Obstetricians Defrauded Medicaid Over Midwife-Handled Deliveries UPDATE May 2008: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled against New York...
United States Ex Rel John F. Reilly v Catskill Regional Medical Center f/k/a Community General Hospital of Sullivan County, et al
Catskill Regional Medical Center For Treating Thousands of Alcohol And Substance Abuse Patients A New York Hospital Received Millions, Paying $52,000 Monthly In Illegal Kickbacks To Unnamed “Entity” Under Sham Administrative Agreement, According To Federal Complaint...
