John Wesley McKnight's Legal Cases (3)

Employment and labor

UNITED STATES EX REL COX v. SMITH & NEPHEW (W.D. TENN.)

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OUTCOME: $11.3 Million Verdict

Sanford Heisler, LLP won a $11.3 million qui tam settlement against Smith & Nephew one of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers. The whistleblower, represented by the firm and the U.S. Depar ... tment of Justice, alleged that Smith & Nephew violated the Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”) and the False Claims Act by selling products to the Government that were manufactured in countries with which the United States is not a trading partner, under contracts governed by the TAA.

Employment and labor

UNITED STATES EX REL SHERWIN v. OFFICE DEPOT [LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT]

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OUTCOME: $11 Million Settlement

The whistleblower, represented by Altomease Kennedy and California co-counsels, alleged that Office Depot violated the California False Claims Act by overcharging numerous governmental entities, includ ... ing the city and county of Los Angeles, for office and classroom supplies, and failing to offer them the company’s “best price.” The city of Los Angeles received the largest settlement allocation of more than $11 million.

Employment and labor

UNITED STATES EX REL COX ET AL v. MEDTRONIC (D.MINN.)

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OUTCOME: $4.4 Million Verdict

Sanford Heisler, LLP won a more than $4.4 million qui tam settlement against Medtronic, Inc., one of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers. The whistleblower, represented by the firm and the ... U.S. Department of Justice, alleged that Medtronic violated the Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”) and the False Claims Act by selling products to the Government that were manufactured in countries with which the United States is not a trading partner, under contracts governed by the TAA.

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