At the Brod Firm, we do the work we do for many reasons. We enjoy the intellectual challenge and being able to constantly grow, using what we learned yesterday to improve our work today. We enjoy serving our clients and helping them through their legal challenges, difficulties that often arise…
Imagine starting a new job. You’ve probably left behind another job and made other changes to prepare for the new experience, perhaps even relocating. No matter how experienced and educated you are, it is a nerve-wracking experience. It takes time to learn company practice. Now suppose you are asked to…
Most cases of fraud involve a party attempting to gain money or some form of financial advantage by depriving another of the same. This holds true in the case of military and defense contract fraud, which frequently involves a company or individual providing a product or service below the value…
Suppose your eight year-old child receives a weekly allowance of $5 (perhaps the amount dates us!) and instead of handing him a five dollar bill, you accidentally give him a $20. If he speaks up, you probably praise his honesty, but what if he doesn’t? How do you feel later…
Why is government fraud such an important practice area to our team? The cases aren’t simple, they can be time consuming (especially since we try to relieve pressure from our clients), and they take longer to reach resolution that a typical accident case. Still, we do it for the same…
It seems as though every time the federal government gains ground in the battle over Medicare fraud, schemers come up with new scams or variations of old ones in an attempt to stay one step ahead of the feds. So it comes as little surprise to San Francisco qui tam…
One of the most disturbing forms of health care fraud is fraud involving nursing home residents, a group that relies on their caregivers even more than most members of the public. As a San Francisco nursing home fraud lawyer, with expertise in both Medicare fraud and nursing home abuse matters,…
Our firm serves personal injury clients. We are also a law firm for California health care fraud whistleblowers, teaming with brave individuals/groups to combat fraud. Why the overlap? In a press release announcing the settlement of pharmaceutical kickback claims, Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery explains that “Americans who rely…
Whistleblowers are integral to the fight against health care fraud and other allegations that fall under the False Claims Act. Our California government fraud law partners with these brave, honest individuals in bringing these lawsuits against people and companies that defraud the government. We also work to protect the rights…
Over the last week, two major cases concerning Medicare fraud that resulted in a guilty plea for an office worker or a prison sentence and fines for a well-known physician made the news. The two decisions represent text-book cases of why San Francisco qui tam lawsuit lawyer Gregory J. Brod…