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False Claims lawsuits and recoveries

The state of New Jersey has what is known as a False Claims Act. The False Claims Act permits individuals to recover monies for discovering and reporting those individuals or entities who have profited from fraud on the government. One such area of fraud is Medicaid and Medicare fraud. As an example, if a medical professional office was billing for items in Medicaid and Medicare for which they were not permitted in this was discovered by a person and they filed suit it would be entitled to recover a percentage of the recovery.

Recoveries for false claims lawsuits is in the billions of dollars. The areas of litigation range from healthcare to government contracts.

 

 

Carroll is a very accomplished professional. With more than 30 years of experience he has a certain way of doing things. In this role-play I attempt to show him how the use of logic and mathematics is far superior to BULLSHIT and works far better with today’s informed consumer. You make the call…

The FDCPA includes a private right of action under which a consumer may sue a debt collector for FDCPA violations. Damages available under the FDCPA include,. actual damages, statutory damages and costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.

Source: What Damages Are Available Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? – The Law Offices of Robert J NahoumThe Law Offices of Robert J Nahoum

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