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FCA Attorney Susan Coler Presents at Government Contract Law CLE
Susan Coler, a partner in the Halunen Law False Claims Act/Whistleblower practice group provided private and government contract law attorneys her thoughts on “Navigating the False Claims Act: Protecting Your Client’s Business, Whistleblowers, and Tax Dollars” at a day-long CLE on January 20, 2022. Titled Government Contract Law: Fundamentals and Hot Topics, the CLE was …
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Veteran Employment Law Attorney Pamela Spera Joins Halunen Law
Halunen Law is pleased to announce that attorney Pamela Spera has joined its Employment Practice Group, bringing more than 25 years of experience and an impressive record of favorable judicial rulings and settlements on behalf of her clients. Her experience in state and federal district court and appeals to the Minnesota Court of Appeals and …
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Halunen Law’s Gerald Robinson Integrally involved in $36M MD Helicopters case
In a False Claims Act (FCA) case tried recently in Huntsville, Alabama, the jury found that MD Helicopters, historically run by financier Lynn Tilton, defrauded the U.S. government in the amount of $36 million. The case alleged executive level bribery of military personnel to secure government contracts for the purchase of helicopters destined for foreign allies. After closing arguments …
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Whistleblower Attorney Susan Coler Quoted in Bloomberg Law
Susan Coler, whistleblower attorney at Halunen Law, provides comments to Bloomberg Law regarding recent statutory amendments to the False Claims Act introduced by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). “Shifting the materiality burden from plaintiffs to defendants will allow whistleblowers to more easily establish that a bad actor’s conduct could influence a decision maker in deciding …
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Halunen Law Whistleblower Client Shares Her Story That Uncovered More Than $1.8 Million in Fraudulent Medicaid Claims
In recent The Globe article, courageous employee reflects on actions that led to employer’s 14-count conviction. Whistleblower Jen Erikson knew something was amiss at her place of employment. Witnessing the business practices at Caring and Compassionate Healthcare Agency (CCHCA), she realized things didn’t add up. She started digging deeper and discovered systemic fraud taking place …
Halunen Law FCA Case Leads to Criminal Verdict in Healthcare Fraud Case
MINNEAPOLIS (May 13, 2021) – On the evening of May 11, 2021, a jury in southwestern Minnesota rendered a guilty verdict against Remona Lysa Brown on 14 felony counts of aiding and abetting healthcare fraud during her tenure leading the Caring and Compassionate Healthcare Agency LLC (CCHCA) in Worthington Minnesota. The jury found that Brown …
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Halunen Law files lawsuit on behalf of Minneapolis Fire Department firefighter cadet Din Dol claiming racial discrimination and retaliation
Halunen Law employment attorneys Amy Boyle and Colin Pasterski recently filed suit on behalf of Din Dol, alleging the Minneapolis Fire Department engaged in racial discrimination and retaliation against the firefighting recruit. Cadet Dol was on a path to become the city’s first Somali-American firefighter. The suit alleges Dol was subjected to “outward aggression” by …
NY Waterway Ferries: Years of Dumping Raw Sewage, Other Pollutants into Hudson River, Whistleblowers Allege
Newark, NJ, December 4, 2020. A lawsuit filed by former employees of NY Waterway, which operates ferry vessels between New York and New Jersey, claims the company illegally dumped raw sewage, oil, fuel, coolant and other pollutants into New York harbor and surrounding waters for years while operating a fleet of 30 vessels that carry …
HALUNEN LAW WINS ON APPEAL FOR INJURED EMPLOYEE
Carlson v. BNSF Railway Company Halunen Law increased its winning appellate record for 2019 to 3-0, with the recent Carlson v. BNSF Railway Company decision. Partner Christopher Moreland was specially retained to litigate the appeal in this case and the win is particularly notable—the Court of Appeals reinstated a $207,333 jury award that a District …
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Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Participates in Healthcare Enforcement Panel
Susan Coler participated in “False Claims Act Enforcement from a Whistleblower Perspective – A Panel Discussion,” MSBA Health Law Section, April 24, 2019. Coler and the other panel members Jeffrey Gleason, Robins Kaplan, and Jonathan Bye, Ballard Spahr, discussed trends in government enforcement priorities, the impact of the Supreme Court’s Escobar decision and the DOJ …
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