Whistleblower Counsel Can't Get 'Exorbitant' $11.5M Fee

By Brian Dowling · May 29, 2024, 1:06 PM EDT

A Boston federal judge slashed an "exorbitant" $11.5 million fee request made by counsel for a False Claims Act whistleblower in a case involving lab testing company Fresenius Medical Care, hammering...

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Christopher Drennen v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.,

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Massachusetts

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Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

February 10, 2009

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