Florida’s False Claims Act allows private citizens to bring whistleblower actions against a person or company that commits fraud by submitting false claims for payment from the State of Florida. The Act allows a whistleblower to recover a portion of the overall monetary recovery. Florida’s False Claims Act is similar to the Federal False [...]

The False Claims Act requires that the alleged fraud was material to the government’s payment decision.  This "materiality requirement" asks whether the government’s decision to pay was actually affected by the fraud.  The whistleblower lawyers at Miller Law Group can help you navigate this important requirement. The Act defines “material” as “having a natural [...]

A Florida whistleblower who filed a claim under the False Claims Act against a Florida pharmacy received an award. Vital Life Institute LLC of Sarasota, Fla agreed to pay $775,000 to resolve allegations of engaging in an illegal kickback scheme in violation of the False Claims Act.  The kickback scheme involved pharmacy reimbursements from Tricare [...]

Under federal and state law, whistleblowers can file a civil lawsuit on behalf of the government.  The whistleblower lawyers at Miller Law Group can help you fight waste and abuse if you have uncovered fraud against the government. Typically, to be a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit you must have suffered some harm or [...]