Philadelphia Qui Tam Lawyers: $11M+ Recovered for Whistleblowers
False Claims Act representation from a Center City office, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and nationwide. Free, confidential, and no fee unless we recover.
123 S Broad St #1950-B, Philadelphia, PA 19109. A short walk from the federal courthouse at 601 Market Street, where Eastern District qui tam cases are filed.
The Whistleblower Advocates is the qui tam practice of Kang Haggerty LLC, based at 123 S Broad Street in Philadelphia. We represent relators in False Claims Act cases in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and across the country, including a 2 million dollar EDPA settlement and a 9 million dollar recovery in a declined case.
Our Philadelphia office
The Whistleblower Advocates
123 S Broad St #1950-B
Philadelphia, PA 19109
Local: (215) 402-2183
Toll-free: (833) 310-3147
The office sits on South Broad Street in Center City, a short walk from City Hall and from the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse at 601 Market Street, where Eastern District of Pennsylvania qui tam cases are filed and heard.
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A case we resolved in this district
Resolved allegations that RCA mishandled controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and billed the government for inadequate treatment services in violation of the False Claims Act. The whistleblower, a former Outcomes Supervisor at RCA's King of Prussia headquarters, also settled an FCA anti-retaliation claim under 31 U.S.C. 3730(h).
The relator received $230,000 as her share and separately settled a False Claims Act anti-retaliation claim for $450,000 plus costs and fees.
The settlement was announced by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and followed a coordinated investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the Office of Personnel Management Office of Inspector General.
Fraud we see in the Philadelphia region
Greater Philadelphia has a dense concentration of academic medical centers, addiction treatment providers, pharmaceutical and device companies, defense contractors, and universities administering federal research grants. That mix produces a particular set of False Claims Act matters.
Addiction Treatment Fraud
Addiction treatment fraud occurs when a facility bills Medicare, Medicaid, or federal employee health plans for treatment that was not provided, not d...
How addiction treatment fraud cases workPharmacy Fraud
Pharmacy fraud includes dispensing drugs for uses federal programs do not cover, waiving copays to drive volume, billing for prescriptions never dispe...
How pharmacy fraud cases workGrant Fraud
Grant fraud occurs when an institution obtains or retains federal grant money through false statements, charges unallowable costs, or certifies compli...
How grant fraud cases workHealthcare Fraud
Healthcare fraud under the False Claims Act includes billing for services not provided, upcoding to higher-paying codes, billing medically unnecessary...
How healthcare fraud cases workWhistleblower Retaliation
Section 3730(h) of the False Claims Act protects employees, contractors, and agents from retaliation for lawful acts in furtherance of a qui tam case ...
How whistleblower retaliation cases workNon-Intervened Qui Tam Cases
A non-intervened qui tam case is one the Department of Justice declines to join, leaving the whistleblower to litigate it. The relator receives 25 to ...
How non-intervened qui tam cases cases workOpioid Fraud
Opioid fraud under the False Claims Act includes promoting or dispensing opioids for uses federal programs do not cover, paying prescribers to write s...
How opioid fraud cases workPrivate Equity Healthcare Fraud
Private equity owners are not automatically shielded when a portfolio company defrauds federal healthcare programs. Where the fund and its principals ...
How private equity healthcare fraud cases workNIH Grant Fraud
NIH grant fraud occurs when an institution obtains or retains research funding through false statements, charges unallowable costs, misreports effort,...
How nih grant fraud cases workResearch Misconduct
Research misconduct is fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reporting research. It becomes a False Claims Act matter...
How research misconduct cases workMedicare Advantage Fraud
Medicare Advantage fraud usually involves risk adjustment: submitting diagnosis codes that are not supported by the medical record to raise a benefici...
How medicare advantage fraud cases workUpcoding
Upcoding is submitting a billing code for a higher level or intensity of service than was actually provided or than the medical record supports. Becau...
How upcoding cases workHome Health Fraud
Home health fraud includes billing for beneficiaries who do not meet the homebound requirement, certifying medical necessity without a supporting face...
How home health fraud cases workTelehealth Fraud
Telehealth fraud typically involves brief or fictitious encounters used to generate orders for durable medical equipment, genetic testing, or medicati...
How telehealth fraud cases workCustoms Fraud
Customs fraud is a reverse false claim: instead of taking money from the government, the importer avoids an obligation to pay it. Misclassifying goods...
How customs fraud cases workClinical Trial Fraud
Clinical trial fraud includes enrolling subjects who do not meet eligibility criteria, fabricating visits or data, concealing protocol deviations, and...
How clinical trial fraud cases workCMMC Fraud
CMMC fraud occurs when a defense contractor represents a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification level it has not achieved, misrepresents its scope...
How cmmc fraud cases workGovernment Contract Fraud
Government contract fraud includes billing for work not performed, charging unallowable costs, substituting noncompliant or counterfeit parts, misrepr...
How government contract fraud cases workSet-Aside Fraud
Set-aside fraud occurs when a company obtains contracts reserved for small, service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a), or HUBZone businesses without genuin...
How set-aside fraud cases workPPP Loan Fraud
PPP loan fraud can be reported through a qui tam case under the False Claims Act, which pays the whistleblower 15 to 30 percent of what the government...
How ppp loan fraud cases workPharmaceutical Fraud
Pharmaceutical fraud includes promoting drugs for uses the FDA has not approved and federal programs do not cover, misreporting best price or average ...
How pharmaceutical fraud cases workDefense Contracting Fraud
Defense contracting fraud includes labor mischarging across contracts, defective pricing, substituting counterfeit or noncompliant parts, falsifying r...
How defense contracting fraud cases workEducation Fraud
Education fraud under the False Claims Act includes violating the incentive compensation ban by paying recruiters based on enrollments, falsifying job...
How education fraud cases workMortgage Fraud
Mortgage fraud becomes a False Claims Act matter when a lender falsely certifies that a loan met FHA, VA, or USDA underwriting requirements. When such...
How mortgage fraud cases workConstruction Fraud
Construction fraud on federally funded projects includes billing for work not performed, substituting substandard materials, falsifying Davis-Bacon ce...
How construction fraud cases workEnvironmental Fraud
Environmental fraud becomes a False Claims Act matter when a company bills the federal government for remediation not performed, falsifies monitoring ...
How environmental fraud cases workHospital Fraud
Hospital fraud under the False Claims Act includes admitting patients as inpatients when observation status was appropriate, upcoding diagnosis-relate...
How hospital fraud cases workNursing Home Fraud
Nursing home fraud includes billing therapy minutes that were not delivered, placing residents in higher reimbursement categories than their clinical ...
How nursing home fraud cases workHospice Fraud
Hospice fraud centers on eligibility. Medicare covers hospice for patients with a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its normal...
How hospice fraud cases workLaboratory Fraud
Laboratory fraud includes billing tests that were not medically necessary, unbundling panels to bill components separately, running reflex testing wit...
How laboratory fraud cases workWhere we practice
Our Philadelphia office serves relators throughout the region and, because False Claims Act cases are filed in federal court, across the United States.
- Philadelphia, PA
- Montgomery County, PA
- Bucks County, PA
- Delaware County, PA
- Chester County, PA
- Camden County, NJ
- Burlington County, NJ
Our attorneys are admitted in the following courts, among others:
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The attorneys who will handle your case
Edward T. Kang
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AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell, 2015 to present
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Ed Kang and his group are top shelf lawyers. They are extremely knowledgeable, highly skilled, fierce litigators with uncompromising ethics.
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Philadelphia qui tam questions
Where are qui tam cases filed in Philadelphia?
In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at 601 Market Street. The complaint is filed under seal and served on the United States Attorney for the Eastern District and on the Attorney General, not on the defendant.
Does Pennsylvania have its own False Claims Act?
Not at present. Pennsylvania is one of the states without a general state false claims act, so most cases proceed under the federal statute. Our attorney Ross Wolfe has publicly advocated for Pennsylvania to adopt one.
Do I need to live in Philadelphia to work with your firm?
No. False Claims Act cases are federal, and we represent relators nationwide. Philadelphia is our office and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is our home venue.
How long does a Philadelphia qui tam case take?
Two to five years is typical. The case stays under seal while the Department of Justice and the relevant inspector general investigate, which commonly runs one to three years on its own.
What healthcare fraud cases come out of the Philadelphia area?
The region has a dense concentration of hospital systems, addiction treatment providers, pharmaceutical companies, and universities holding federal grants. Our 2 million dollar Recovery Centers of America settlement involved facilities in Pennsylvania and Maryland and was announced by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Can I be fired for filing a qui tam case in Pennsylvania?
Retaliation is unlawful under section 3730(h) of the False Claims Act, which provides reinstatement, two times back pay with interest, and attorney fees. Pennsylvania is an at-will state, which makes the federal anti-retaliation protection more important, not less.
Do you charge for the first conversation?
No. The initial review is free and confidential, and the case is handled on contingency, so there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
What should I do before I contact a lawyer?
Write down what you know while it is current, including dates, names, and specifics. Do not take documents you are not authorized to access, and do not discuss the matter with coworkers. Then call before you report internally.
Talk to a whistleblower attorney before you report
A conversation costs nothing and is confidential. We will tell you honestly whether what you have describes a case, and what the first-to-file rule means for your timing.