http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/ Published by Michael D. Fitzgerald en-us 2011-10-19T17:53:33-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/10/another_reason_moms_should_run.html If you understand the current interplay between Average Wholesale Price (AWP), ingredient cost, discounts off AWP given by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and other elements that go into drug pricing, please give me a call as the more I... Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-10-19T17:53:33-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/10/a_number_of_recent_cases_1.html A number of recent cases have shown that the drug companies are prepared to pay millions, and sometimes, billions of dollars to settle cases involving prescribing drugs for unapproved uses. These “Qui Tam” matters are brought by individuals who have... Health Care Fraud Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-10-17T16:54:14-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/09/new_jersey_doctor_fraud.html NEW JERSEY DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD Only in New Jersey can you have a doctor bill nearly a million dollars in charges to Medicare and Medicaid in less than eighteen months. It is obviously very difficult to... Health Care Fraud Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-09-28T20:39:20-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/09/new_jersey_school_construction.html Recently, there have been a number of articles on the New Jersey School Construction Corporation. The original "SCC" was charged with building schools in areas of need. However, many years later we are left to wonder about the success... Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-09-04T12:20:46-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/09/hospital_fraud_abounds.html UPCODING AND OTHER HOSPITAL FRAUD Over the past couple of weeks, the Federal Courts have passed on a spate of fraud allegations against hospitals. In the past, New Jersey hospitals have been hit with similar claims and, in fact, some... Health Care Fraud Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-09-01T20:31:07-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/04/tax_fraud.html As a New Jersey Whistleblower Attorney I am truly amazing how long whistleblower cases can take! This is best exemplified by the recent IRS announcement of their FIRST award. The time lapse is interesting because the IRS established a whistleblower... Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-04-12T14:34:06-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/04/how_will_the_compendium_of_uni_1.html What the heck is a Compendium, and better yet, what the heck is the Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations? AND, how could it be used in New Jersey? In March, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of... Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-04-05T14:48:02-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/03/executives_fired_over_customs.html Kid Brand announced the termination of two executives because of problems involving underpayment of customs duty on furniture. The New Jersey company appears to owe as much as $7 million to U.S. Customs. The allegation against the company, and subsidiary... Customs Fraud Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-03-17T11:30:08-05:00 http://www.newjerseywhistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/03/165_million_settlement.html A telecommunications company paid $16.5 Million for improper billing practices. Avaya, a New Jersey based company billed governmental agencies for telephone equipment that either didn't work or had been replaced. A concerned individual brought the improper conduct to light. Under... New Jersey False Claims Act-Whistleblower Lawyer Michael D. Fitzgerald 2011-03-03T16:51:41-05:00