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Five Things You Should Know Before Speaking With an Insurance Adjuster

Once you've been in a car accident, you can expect to hear from an insurance adjuster.

Can Wrongful Death Survivors Be Non-Family Members?

Wrongful death cases are traumatic and difficult for those left behind, but survivors can be entitled to compensation.

Estate Planning Guide for New Parents

An Estate Planning Guide for New Parents

Estate Planning Guide for New Parents

Estate Planning Guide for New Parents

Estate Planning Guide for New Parents

An estate planning guide for new parents.

Update on NHTSA Whistleblower Rules

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has yet to publish the proposed rules for the NHTSA whistleblower program. This whistleblower program was authorized by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act in December 2015.

Off-Label Marketing Whistleblower Lawsuit Settles for $280 Million

Celgene agreed to pay $280 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit brought in California accusing it of promoting two cancer drugs for unapproved uses.

Improper Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans Estimated at $16 Billion for FY2016

Medicare Advantage fraud has been an area of increasing focus recently. Earlier this year, the Department of Justice intervened in two whistleblower lawsuits against UnitedHealth. Investigations into the operation of other Medicare Advantage plans are reportedly continuing.

Duodenoscope News: Olympus Pays $6.6 Million; Fujifilm Recalls ED-530XT

There have been two recent developments regarding the spread of CRE Superbugs via duodenoscopes used in ERCP procedures that the FDA warned about in February 2016.

Reverse Mortgage Whistleblower Gets $1.6 Million FIRREA Award

The $89 million settlement in May between Financial Freedom and the United States regarding claims under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 resulted in a $1.6 million bounty for a FIRREA whistleblower.

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