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The opioid crisis has affected communities across America. Every day, about 130 people in the US die of an opioid overdose, with a large fraction of those deaths attributable to prescription painkillers, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Major contributors to the epidemic include...

Hochfelsen & Kani is investigating various instances of procurement fraud, specifically Defense Contract Fraud in California and beyond.
Current and former employees of McDonnell Douglas/Boeing and other defense contractors who report fraud can receive up to 30 percent of the total...

Candida Auris seldom makes headlines. Yet this mysterious yeast kills “more than 1 in 3 patients. . . within a month of infection,” according to the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) and Prevention. And the most vulnerable are at the highest risk. CDC reports have revealed...

Hochfelsen & Kani wants to speak with Pfizer insiders. We are currently investigating several Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases.
Under the federal False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act, insiders who provide original information about Medi-Cal fraud, Medicare fraud, and...

Hochfelsen & Kani is looking for former and current employees of ResCare and its associates, who may have information about ongoing violations. We are in the process of investigating allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) and numerous...

Hochfelsen & Kani wants to speak with current and former employees of Sutter Health. We are in the process of investigating several Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases.
The federal False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act provide that insiders with information about fraud...

What a difference a couple of years makes. The #MeToo movement started in the fall of 2017 after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s longtime sexually predatory behavior was reported by the New York Times.
As more women came forward with their stories of sexual predation and...

Hochfelsen & Kani is interested in speaking with current and former employees of Kaiser Permanente. Our firm is investigating several Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases.
Under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), insiders with original information about healthcare fraud...

Whistleblowers can face many unforeseen challenges along the way. Since the moment they detect fraud until a monetary award reaches their hands, they usually come across numerous hurdles. Inexperienced tipsters, who begin their journey without advice from a seasoned whistleblower attorney, can...

Are you considering making a whistleblower claim against your employer? If you’ve noticed behavior and actions at your workplace that suggest your employer has submitted false claims to the Federal government or has violated regulations put in place by regulatory agencies like the SEC, it may...