Two Whistleblower Law Collaborative attorneys labeled with “Best Lawyers” distinction for a fourth year. Suzanne E. Durrell and Erica Blachman Hitchings are both former DOJ attorneys. They now devote their practices to whistleblowers.
Erica Blachman Hitchings
Whistleblower LLC Member Erica
Whistleblower Law Collaborative, LLC
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Illumina Settles False Claims Act Cybersecurity Case for $9.8 Million
Illumina, a biotechnology company headquartered in California, will pay $9.8 million settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The case claims that Illumina knowingly sold genomic sequencing systems with significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities to federal agencies.…
Omnicare Ordered to Pay $949 Million in False Claims Act Case
A New York federal judge recently ordered Omnicare to pay $949 million in a False Claims Act (FCA) case. The decision is notable given the amount of statutory penalties assessed by the judge pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729(a)(1)(A)…
Renewed Collaboration and FCA Win Present Opportunities for Whistleblowers
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relaunched the False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group, an interagency initiative designed to combat healthcare fraud. This demonstrates the federal…
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Caremark Found Liable Under the False Claims Act for $95 Million in Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Pricing Fraud
Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Caremark (a part of CVS Health) has been found liable under the False Claims Act for causing health insurers to report fraudulent prices to the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. The finding came after an…
Erica Blachman Hitchings Publishes Article: “Spotlight On Medicare Marketing Practices Enforcement Trend”
A version of this article appeared in Law360: Expert Analysis on July 10, 2025.
WLC’s Erica Blachman Hitchings co-authored the piece with Li Yu of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Ellen London at London & Naor PC.
Medicare…
2025 False Claims Act Penalties
On July 3, 2025, the Government updated the Civil False Claims Act penalties to account for inflation. Now, for violations assessed after July 3, 2025, the civil False Claims Act penalties will range from $14,308 to $28,619.
False Claims Act…
Ninth Circuit: Customs Fraud Can Trigger False Claims Act Liability
In a major win for whistleblowers, the Ninth Circuit has issued a landmark decision in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp. The decision holds that importers who knowingly evade customs duties can be held liable under the False Claims Act (FCA)…
WLC Client Who Stopped a Massive Medicaid Fraud Scheme by Blowing the Whistle on Mallinckrodt – Featured on The Anti-Fraud Coalition Podcast Fraud in America
WLC client Jamie Landolt became a whistleblower after discovering his employer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals was underpaying Medicaid rebates, violating the False Claims Act. What happened next was an incredibly fast False Claims Act case filed in Boston, side trips to federal…
Massachusetts AG Sues CVS for Usual and Customary Pricing Fraud
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has joined attorneys general from Indiana, Oklahoma, and Connecticut in filing a lawsuit against CVS. The lawsuit alleges that CVS committed pricing fraud and submitted false and fraudulent claims to state Medicaid programs, enriching itself…