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In 2003, Bayer Corporation paid $257 million to the government to settle criminal and civil charges arising from a qui tam case that we brought on behalf of a former Bayer marketing executive alleging a fraudulent drug pricing scheme. The qui tam share in that case was $34 million. Together with an $88 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline reached at the same time, this represents the largest Medicaid fraud case to date. In 1996, Laboratory Corporation of America, the largest clinical testing laboratory in the world, reached a $182 million settlement with the federal government following a qui tam lawsuit we brought on behalf of a North Carolina doctor.

Our qui tam clients come from all walks of life. They have included so diverse a group as corporate executives, doctors, military defense specialists, hospital employees, construction managers, companies injured by the fraudulent and anti-competitive conduct of rivals, Medicare beneficiaries and public interest organizations. Working together with Getnick & Getnick, these individuals and entities have brought to the government's attention allegations of fraudulent practices in a variety of public-funded endeavors, including health care, construction, education and defense procurement. Our Manhattan-based practice is coordinated through a network of local attorneys throughout the United States.