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Halunen Law False Claims Act team applauds $43M judgment over Precision Lens and its president Paul Ehlen in extensive kickback scheme
A federal jury recently found that Precision Lens was responsible for submitting 64,575 kickback-tainted false claims to Medicare between 2006 and 2015. While the jury returned a verdict in favor of the United States for more than $43 million dollars, total damages may surpass $800 million. Whistleblower, Kipp Fesenmaier, brought the original lawsuit under the …
Halunen Law recognized as “Minnesota’s Best” Employment Lawyer and Law Firm for second consecutive year
Firm wins Gold Award honors in Star Tribune statewide “Minnesota’s Best” Campaign MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 25, 2022): Minneapolis-based Halunen Law received the distinct honor of being selected for the second consecutive year as a Gold Award Winner for its outstanding work in the legal field. In the 2022 Star Tribune “Minnesota’s Best” campaign, voters from …
Halunen Law Represents Starr Suggs in Lawsuit Challenging Racial Discrimination at POST
KSTP TV aired a lengthy investigative report on Monday evening about a lawsuit brought by Starr Suggs against the Minnesota Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) board. Suggs is represented by Halunen Law employment attorneys Colin Pasterski and Maria Shatanova. The lawsuit challenges racial discrimination and retaliation that Suggs alleges she experienced while working at …
Whistleblower Settles FCA Lawsuit Alleging Fraudulent Healthcare Billing for Over $1 Million
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 28, 2022) — In March 2022, False Claims Act whistleblower William Denner, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, reached a settlement of over $1 million with AZ-Tech Radiology & Open M.R.I., LLC (AZ-Tech), to resolve allegations of fraudulent billings to the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE healthcare …
FCA Attorney Susan Coler Presents at Government Contract Law CLE
Susan Coler, a partner in the Halunen Law False Claims Act/Whistleblower practice group provided private and government contract law attorneys her thoughts on “Navigating the False Claims Act: Protecting Your Client’s Business, Whistleblowers, and Tax Dollars” at a day-long CLE on January 20, 2022. Titled Government Contract Law: Fundamentals and Hot Topics, the CLE was …
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Veteran Employment Law Attorney Pamela Spera Joins Halunen Law
Halunen Law is pleased to announce that attorney Pamela Spera has joined its Employment Practice Group, bringing more than 25 years of experience and an impressive record of favorable judicial rulings and settlements on behalf of her clients. Her experience in state and federal district court and appeals to the Minnesota Court of Appeals and …
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Halunen Law’s Gerald Robinson Integrally involved in $36M MD Helicopters case
In a False Claims Act (FCA) case tried recently in Huntsville, Alabama, the jury found that MD Helicopters, historically run by financier Lynn Tilton, defrauded the U.S. government in the amount of $36 million. The case alleged executive level bribery of military personnel to secure government contracts for the purchase of helicopters destined for foreign allies. After closing arguments …
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Whistleblower Attorney Susan Coler Quoted in Bloomberg Law
Susan Coler, whistleblower attorney at Halunen Law, provides comments to Bloomberg Law regarding recent statutory amendments to the False Claims Act introduced by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). “Shifting the materiality burden from plaintiffs to defendants will allow whistleblowers to more easily establish that a bad actor’s conduct could influence a decision maker in deciding …
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FCA Attorney Nathaniel Smith Moderates Panel on Case Settlement at Taxpayers Against Fraud Whistleblower Law Practice Accelerator Conference
During this year’s inaugural Whistleblower Law Practice Accelerator conference put on by TAFEF, False Claims Act attorney Nathaniel Smith moderated a panel titled “FCA Settlements: Strategies and Considerations.” Along with Nathaniel, the panel included other experienced False Claims Act attorneys James Breen of Breen Law Firm, P.A., Susan Gouinlock of Wilbanks & Gouinlock, LLP, and …
Halunen Law Whistleblower Client Shares Her Story That Uncovered More Than $1.8 Million in Fraudulent Medicaid Claims
In recent The Globe article, courageous employee reflects on actions that led to employer’s 14-count conviction. Whistleblower Jen Erikson knew something was amiss at her place of employment. Witnessing the business practices at Caring and Compassionate Healthcare Agency (CCHCA), she realized things didn’t add up. She started digging deeper and discovered systemic fraud taking place …