In this discussion, Jason Workmaster, Member at Miller & Chevalier, discussed the decline in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries over the last decade and predicted an upswing in FCA activity on t
- United States ex rel. Soodavar v. Unisys Corporation, 178 F. Supp. 3d 358 (E.D. Va. 2016). Represented Unisys Corporation in False Claims Act suit alleging worthless services and mischarging. Motion to dismiss granted in 2016.
- Currently represent a Fortune 100 company in connection with an internal investigation of protocols, processes, employees, and vendors implicated in a highly significant Department of Justice False Claims Act investigation in the airline industry.
- United States ex rel. Saunders v. Unisys Corporation, No. 1:12-cv-379 (E.D. Va.). Represented Unisys Corporation in False Claims Act suit alleging fraudulent labor charging.
- Currently represent major defense contractor in a False Claims Act investigation of allegations of collusive bidding and self-dealing in the award of subcontracts.
- United States ex rel. Bender v. North American Telecommunications, Inc., et al., 686 F. Supp. 2d 46 (D.D.C. 2010) & 750 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2010), aff'd, 499 Fed. App'x. 44 (D.C. Cir. 2013). Represented a former Lockheed Martin subsidiary in a False Claims Act case alleging false certifications in connection with a building maintenance contract. Motion to dismiss granted in 2010 and affirmed on appeal in 2013.
- United States ex rel. Greabe v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, No. 04-11355 (D. Mass). Represented the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in a False Claims Act suit alleging fraud in the performance of a Federal Employees Health Benefits Act contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Summary judgment granted in the Association's favor in 2010.
- United States ex rel. Campbell v. Lockheed Martin, No. 95-cv-549 (M.D. Fla.). Represented Lockheed Martin in a False Claims Act suit alleging fraudulent overbilling and defective pricing in connection with contracts with the Air Force for LANTIRN navigation and targeting systems. Settled in 2003.
- Drafted the successful argument in one of the leading implied certification cases in the Seventh Circuit, U.S. ex rel. Bragg v. SCR, part of the circuit split that led to the U.S. Supreme Court's grant of certiorari in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar.
- Served as part of a team that successfully defended two companies against False Claims Act "Buy American" allegations in U.S. ex rel. Berkowitz v. Supply Saver Corporation.
- Defended a former Chief Executive Officer in a Department of Justice and Department of Health & Human Services investigation of a Florida radiology clinic, its owners, and a related imaging clinic for alleged violations of the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law. The corporate defendants paid a significant fine, but the Department of Justice declined to proceed against the former Chief Executive Officer.
- Represented a biotech company in an investigation of allegations by a former employee made to the company's Chief Executive Officer and board of directors detailing alleged false "named patient program" information provided to European clinical regulators.
- United States ex rel. Wilkins v. North American Construction Corp., 173 F. Supp. 2d 601 (S.D. Tex. 2001).