The Miami area personal injury and government claim litigation boutique of Patino & Associates can assist you in bringing "false claim" (also known as "qui tam") cases in the name of the U.S. government. Provided by The False Claims Act, a private citizen (known as a "relator") who initiates an action can receive between 15% and 25% of any award or settlement amount. An individual must use an attorney in order to bring a qui tam action under the False Claims Act.

Typical false claim cases charge that the government has been cheated as a result of actions involving product overcharges, failure to perform a service, underpayment of money owed to the government, or product bait and switch.

A case can be brought on behalf of the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Education (DOE), and the Veterans' Administration (VA).

Cases involving Government Agencies

Mr. Patino represented the family of Isabel Menéndez Machado against the U.S. Coast Guard over wrongful death charges following a 2005 matter. In this case, a Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Florida stopped a Cuban immigrant boat carrying more than 30 Cuban migrants. Ms. Machado died from head injuries suffered when the boat was seized.

Mr. Patino represented 31 year old Cesar Augusto Rada, a 31 year old man known by the police to be suffering from a bi-polar disorder, after he was shot in the chest multiple times and killed by a Miami-Dade police officer. The shooting took place in front of Mr. Rada’s house, against a backdrop of the father’s pleas for the police to stop.

Call the Miami area Personal Injury Law Firm of Patino & Associates

Call us at 305-443-6163 or contact us online if you have a case involving false claims or a personal injury or wrongful death claim against a government agency.

If we accept your case, all work is done on a contingency basis, meaning that you pay no attorney fees or expenses unless the case is resolved in your favor.

We Accept Attorney Referrals

There is no greater compliment than a referral from a fellow attorney. Your confidence in our expertise will be honored with the best possible representation in the case.

Patino & Associates offers attorney referral programs consistent with the Florida Bar regulations. Call our office at 305-443-6163 or complete our attorney referral form for more information.