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WHO WE ARE
The Anti Fraud Law Group of Patten, Wornom, Hatten, & Diamonstein, L.C. (PWHD) has provided aggressive representation and superior resources to whistleblowers for more than a decade. The lawyers at PWHD are experienced in all facets of whistleblower litigation (also known as qui tam litigation) and have represented clients in the recovery of millions of dollars for the government.
We understand how difficult it can be to make the decision to do the right thing. Our firm has provided aggressive representation and superior resources to whistleblowers for well over a decade.
We are experienced in all facets of whistleblower litigation, including retaliation claims, and have represented clients whose cases have led to some of the largest government settlements in the history of the False Claims Act. Our firm’s cases have led to total government recoveries in excess of $3.75 billion. Most of clients have not come forward out of a desire for financial gain, but instead because a crime was being committed and those crimes often put the lives, health or safety of others at risk. Still, it is important to know that, as a whistleblower, your compensation for alerting the government of fraud can be significant. You may be entitled to up to 30% of the government recovery, including treble damages. Our accomplished whistleblower litigation attorneys can help you understand all of your rights as a whistleblower. We will show you the way forward and will stand with you through the process from beginning to end. To share in the recovery of a whistleblower case, you must be the first to file. Don’t wait. Call us at (800) 898-5192 for your free and confidential consultation.
We understand how difficult it can be to make the decision to do the right thing. The Whistleblower Practice Group of Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein has provided aggressive representation and superior resources to whistleblowers for well over a decade. We are experienced in all facets of whistleblower litigation, including retaliation claims, and have represented clients whose cases have led to some of the largest government settlements in the history of the False Claims Act.
To share in the recovery of a whistleblower case, you must be the first to file. Don’t wait. Call us at (800) 898-5192 for your free and confidential consultation.
LEGAL AWARDS
OUR PEOPLE
A Professional Engineer and former professor; an employment lawyer and former Naval officer; and, a former F18 Pilot and Defense Intelligence Agency counsel – All with extensive whistleblower representation experience! Take a more detailed look at our team’s background and experience.
Scott L. Reichle
PartnerScott Reichle has represented numerous clients in complex whistleblower matters, including healthcare fraud cases, pharmaceutical fraud matters and government contacts and contractor fraud cases. Read MoreJames H. Shoemaker, Jr.
PartnerJames H. (“Jamie”) Shoemaker, Jr. has served as lead counsel or co-lead counsel in several False Claims Act qui tam matters involving various types of healthcare fraud and fraud against the Department of Defense. Read MoreAndrew J. Dean
AssociateAndrew Dean joined the firm after graduating from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. and is an attorney with the firm’s Complex Commercial and Employment Litigation Practice Group. Read More
Notable Settlements
$2.3B
We represented one of several relators in the 2009 recovery against Pfizer that was one of the largest False Claims Act recoveries in the nation’s history. When our client came to the firm, she was seriously considering accepting a severance package worth approximately $40,000. We advised our client to forego accepting the severance package, and instead to bring a claim under the False Claims Act. As a result, she received a very significant seven figure whistleblower award and helped put an end to the fraud.
Read More:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history
$1.4B
We represented a whistleblower in a recovery against Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and Reckitt Benckiser LLC (collectively “Reckitt”), wherein in 2019 the companies agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve allegations made by the United State DOJ, the FCC, and several whistleblower lawsuits that Reckitt defrauded Medicare, Medicaid and other government funded healthcare programs in connection with its marketing practices for Suboxone tablet and Suboxone film, both of which are opioid dependence treatment regimens.
Read More:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-obtains-14-billion-reckitt-benckiser-group-largest-recovery-case
$600M
We represented a whistleblower against Indivior Inc., wherein in 2020 the company agreed to pay a total of $600 million to the government to resolve criminal and civil liability associated with the marketing of the opioid-addiction-treatment drug Suboxone. $300 million of the settlement was paid to resolve the civil claims that the marketing of Suboxone caused false claims to be submitted to government health care programs.
Read More:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/indivior-solutions-pleads-guilty-felony-charge-and-indivior-entities-agree-pay-600-million
– Worse than traitors in arms are men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the nation….” Abraham Lincoln pressing for the passage of the False Claims Act, which he signed into law on March 2, 1863.
Confidential Case Evaluation
Contacting the firm is free and confidential. We understand the unique challenges of whistleblower representation and are ready to discuss your case. Please contact us anytime.