Successful Cases from
The Law Office of Timothy J. McInnis

United States ex reI. Masoud Samandi v. Materials
and Electrochemical Research Corporation;
.J.C. Withers; R.O. Loutfy; W. Kowbel; and R. Storm.
CV 05-124-TUC-DCB District of Arizona (Tucson)

UPDATE: The United States, which earlier had announced it would partially intervene in the qui tam whistleblower lawsuit against Tucson-based Materials and Electrochemical Research Corporation (“MER”), unsealed its Complaint against the nanotechnology company. Included in it are new allegations that MER submitted forged venture capital agreements from a non-existent entity it called "Southwest Investment Partners" in 13 applications totaling approximately $9 million. Commercializarion contracts are required to be in force in order to secure continuing SBIR grants.

Earlier this year the U. S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, in a March 31, 2008 notice filed in U.S. District Court, announced that the federal Government was partially intervening in the qui tam whistleblower lawsuit against MER, which has received more than $50 million in Government research grants since 1985.

The suit, filed under seal in 2005, charges the company and four individual defendants with violating the federal False Claims Act between 2002 and 2005 in connection with MER’s receipt of Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) grants, according to the whistleblower’s attorney, Timothy J. McInnis, Esq.

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Columbia University

Columbia University Pays More Than $5 Million To U.S.; Whistleblower Case Alleged Medical School Obstetricians Defrauded Medicaid Over Midwife-Handled Deliveries

UPDATE May 2008 : The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled against New York Presbyterian Hospital’s second Motion for Summary Judgment, setting an August 4th trial date for the Romano case.

At that time a jury will determine if the hospital is liable for thousands of False Claims Act violations over a five-year period, each of which carries a maximum fine of up to $11,000.

In his April 2, 2008 ruling The Hon. Louis I. Stanton found that no “presentment” requirement was needed in this qui tam case, even though invoices were first given to the New York State Medicaid program (which is funded with federal dollars).  In an earlier ruling, in April 2006 Judge Stanton dismissed a hospital motion for Summary Judgment on other grounds.

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United States Of America Ex Rel.
Ellen Zweifach V.Comprehensive Counseling Center,
Arthur Laifer And Barry Butner, Ph.D. Cv. 03-02003

A psychotherapy practice with five-offices in Queens and Nassau Counties has paid $300,000 to settle federal Medicaid fraud allegations brought by a whistleblower who alleged that the practice and two office directors, one of whom is not a New York State licensed psychologist, improperly certified invoices for education and learning evaluations, whistleblower attorney Timothy J. McInnis, Esq. announced.

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United States Ex Rel John F. Reilly v Catskill Regional Medical Center
f/k/a Community General Hospital of Sullivan County, et aI

Cabrini Medical Center (“Cabrini”), operator of a hospital located on East 19th Street in Grammercy Park, is paying $3.4 million to settle whistleblower allegations that it illegally kicked back millions to a consulting firm that delivered alcohol and drug detoxification patients to the hospital over a 23-month period.

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United States Ex Rel Joseph B. Lee
v. Victory Mem. Hosp. 1:04 CV 03234-ARR

Bay Ridge-Based Victory Memorial Hospital, Which Filed For Bankruptcy Protection in 2006, Submitted False Cost Reports
For Two Years, According To Lawsuit

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David A. Anderson
v. McTish, Kunkle & Associates 4:CV-04-754

Federal Court Declines To Dismiss Whistleblower Retaliation Suit By Engineer Who Complained About $27 Million Pennsylvania Road Project

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United States Of America Ex Rel.
Ellen Zweifach V.Comprehensive Counseling Center,
Arthur Laifer And Barry Butner, Ph.D. Cv. 03-02003

Psychotherapy Center With 85 Employees At Five Queens and Nassau County Locations Allowed Unlicensed Psychologist To Treat Woman And Son, Then Falsely Billed Medicaid, Federal Whistleblower Suit Alleges

Director Of Three Comprehensive Counseling Center Locations, Who Is New York State-Licensed But Never Saw Either Patient, Signed Medicare Billing Forms, Since Treating Psychologist Was Ineligible To Bill, According to Whistleblower Attorney Timothy J. McInnis, Esq.