James Hoyer Partner Announces $15.3 Million Whistleblower Settlement James Hoyer Client Interviewed in Investigative Report on For-profit Colleges James Hoyer Lead Investigator Sworn in as President of Former FBI Agents Society James Hoyer Makes Cy Pres Award to Help Fight Foreclosure James Hoyer Associate Receives Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award Qui Tam Help Assisting Government Agencies Experienced Fraud Litigators
James Hoyer Partner Announces $15.3 Million Whistleblower Settlement Florida-based American Sleep Medicine LLC has agreed to pay $15.3 million to settle allegations that it inappropriately billed government health care programs–  including Medicare, the Railroad Retirement Medicare Program, and the military health care program TRICARE– for sleep diagnostic services.  The United States Department of Justice announced the settlement today. The James Hoyer Law Firm [...]
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James Hoyer Client Interviewed in Investigative Report on For-profit Colleges A hard hitting story on WFTS TV, the ABC station in Tampa, exposed questionable practices in recruiting and job placement at the 2nd largest for-profit college company in the nation, Education Management Corporation, known as EDMC. The company is at the center of a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former EDMC Admissions Representative Jason Sobek, who [...]
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James Hoyer Lead Investigator Sworn in as President of Former FBI Agents Society James Hoyer Lead Investigator Al Scudieri banged the gavel signaling the start of his term as the 2012-13 President of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Scudieri was sworn in at the Society’s annual convention in California, in September. The organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and Scudieri says there [...]
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James Hoyer Makes Cy Pres Award to Help Fight Foreclosure Tampa, FL – A Cy Pres Award from the James Hoyer Law Firm will make it possible for Bay Area Legal Services to continue helping low income homeowners facing foreclosure.  The nearly $40,000 donation comes as the result of predatory lending matters handled by the firm.  “Predatory lending practices– like failing to disclose loan terms, [...]
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James Hoyer Associate Receives Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award With family and friends looking on proudly, James Hoyer Law Firm Associate Jillian Estes was honored with this year’s Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Young Lawyer Award in Florida’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Jillian accepted the award on April 26th, 2012 at the Chester Ferguson Law Center in Tampa. “I want to (say) thank you [...]
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Qui Tam Help Just because you know about government fraud doesn’t mean anyone will do anything about it in a qui tam case. Many people, including some lawyers, believe all they need to do is file a whistleblower (qui tam) complaint, then sit back to wait for the money truck to arrive. Unfortunately it doesn’t happen that way.
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Assisting Government Agencies We routinely assist, partner with, and represent government agencies. Fraud never goes into recession, in fact it is currently on the rise. State Attorneys General and other enforcement bodies simply cannot fully investigate every fraud that occurs. This is where we come in.
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Experienced Fraud Litigators Our class actions carry unparalleled weight. We represent people swindled by for-profit schools, insurance companies, mortgage companies, telemarketers, and other firms that have dealt with consumers in bad faith.
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James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich, P.A.

We believe getting control of the facts is the best game plan for success. Unlike other law firms, we have the unique staff and experience to deliver on this vision. James Hoyer’s full-time investigators and our media team give our class actions, consumer fraud cases and whistleblower qui tam complaints unparalleled authority. Former prosecutors, former FBI agents and former investigative journalists work to uncover the facts that will make a difference in our clients’ cases, across the U.S. and around the globe. Individuals, organizations and government agencies have hired James Hoyer for our extraordinary fact-gathering abilities.

Our independent investigations lead to positive and specific outcomes: Justice for victims. Rewards for whistleblowers. Effective aid for government agencies. It’s often been said the legal process is a search for the truth. But there can be no truth without facts. At James Hoyer, we know how to find those facts and make them work for you.

Read more about us and our unique experience in our Firm Biography.

Qui Tam: How Our Technology Helps Us Help You

 

James Hoyer’s lawyers have spent years representing whistleblowers in qui tam cases. We know that the process is complex and that no two cases are the same. We know that the single most important element is how your case is conveyed to the government. And we know that you are investing in us as much as we are investing in your case. That is why we use Genu, an innovative cloud based solution for managing cases and investigations in an online collaborative environment that gets the most out of your knowledge. Genu was developed by Chris Hoyer’s software company Flat Rock Systems. Click on the video to see how Genu helps us help you.

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