https://www.hodgsonruss.com/whistleblowerblog/2019/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:36:56 -0400 https://www.hodgsonruss.com/whistleblowerblog/extrapolation-puts-big-data-to-work-for extrapolation-puts-big-data-to-work-for Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:00:01 -0500 Large frauds can generate hundreds of thousands of false claims for payment. The whistleblowers who uncover such frauds rarely have proof of every single false claim. Instead, they will usually have evidence of the overarching scheme—from emails, company memos, or conversations with insiders—along with some examples of the false claims that the scheme has generated. Now more than ever, that could be enough to win, as long as the whistleblower and their lawyers know how to use inferential statistics to their advantage.

]]> https://www.hodgsonruss.com/whistleblowerblog/doj-now-requires-certain-factors-be-met doj-now-requires-certain-factors-be-met Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:00:02 -0500 Over the years, the Department of Justice has vigorously pursued off-label sales of pharmaceuticals by some of the largest pharma companies in the world. By statute, pharma companies cannot market a product “off-label,” while a physician may prescribe off-label, if he or she believes a particular medicine is effective. This rule created a tension between pharma and physicians.

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