SpineFrontier Accused of Violating False Claims Act by Whistleblower

Device Maker Accused Of Firing Accountant Over FCA Claims

Law360, Washington (April 28, 2015, 6:48 PM ET) — A former accountant at a medical device company said in a three-count complaint in Massachusetts federal court Tuesday she was fired for bringing False Claims Act violations to management’s attention, even though she should have been protected as a whistleblower.

Patricia Katz accused Beverly, Massachusetts-based SpineFrontier Inc. of violating state and federal false claims acts and Massachusetts common law by allegedly firing her — despite consistently strong performance reviews — after she repeatedly reported potential FCA violations to company brass.

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Just before her termination in March…

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