Whistleblower Litigation

At Haac Law, we represent whistleblowers who expose fraud against the government under the False Claims Act—one of the most effective accountability tools in American law. Under the False Claims Act, whistleblowers (known as “relators”) can receive between 15% and 30% of what the Government recovers. That means if the government recovers $100 million, the whistleblower may be awarded $15 million to $30 million for coming forward and helping expose the fraud.

We handle complex cases involving:

• Customs Fraud: Importers who misclassify goods, undervalue shipments, or falsify country of origin claims to evade duties.
  • • Are you aware of tariffs or antidumping or countervailing duties that are owed to the U.S. Government, but haven't been paid?
    • Are you aware of a company shipping goods to the United States through a country with lower duties (a practice referred to as transshipping) or not properly marking the country of origin of imports?
    •  Is your company double-invoicing imports to conceal duties owed?

• Healthcare Fraud: Hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and providers who defraud Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal programs through false billing, kickbacks, or medically unnecessary procedures.
  • • Are you aware of kickbacks or other payments, gifts, discounts, "consulting fees," or other benefits given to induce patient referrals.
    • Are you aware of a medical provider ordering unnecessary medical procedures, upcoding to inflate health care costs, or billing for services or equipment that were never performed or providers that were not present?
    • Are you aware of health care audit results beign ignored or hidden?

• Cybersecurity Fraud: Government contractors or grant recipients who fail to meet or misrepresent compliance with required cybersecurity standards or conceal data breaches involving government information.
  • •  Have you seen internal reports showing unpatched vulnerabilities, outdated systems, or missing security controls with respect to government information that was never fixed?
    • Are you aware of a government contractor failing to meet FedRAMP or other required cybersecurity controls or falsitying or eggagerating their Suppliers Performance Risk Scoring (SPRS) or other security scores? 
    • Are you aware of a company concealing or failing to report a cyber incident that involved government data?
    • Are employees with access to sensitive government information permitted to take it off site, store it on personal devices, or transmit it without multi-factor authentication or other encryption/access controls?

• Government Contracting Fraud: Contractors who overbill, deliver substandard goods, or falsify certifications in connection with defense, infrastructure, or other government contracts.
  • • Are you aware of non-performing goods being billed under a government contract?
    • Are you aware of a government contractor submitting false pricing data, cost estimates, or otherwise overcharging the government?
    • Are you aware of companies claiming to be small, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or disadvantaged business to win government contracts?

Whistleblowers play a critical role in safeguarding taxpayer funds and promoting integrity in industries that depend on government spending. Haac Law provides the experience, strategy, and fearless advocacy needed to bring these violations to light—and to ensure whistleblowers are protected and rewarded for their courage.