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In The News
Grande Law Offices takes public interest cases that involve important matters of public concern. We partner each of our cases with selected law firms to ensure that each case receives the best possible resources and representation.
Commentary on Legislative Access:
Thomas Grande's Commentary on legislative access, "Why the 'Working Group' Doesn't Work", was published recently in the Honolulu Advertiser.
Interviews with Thomas Grande:
Thomas Grande on Qui Tam
$2.5 Million Recovered in Queens Whistleblower Case
Thomas Grande and co-counsel Warren Price of Price Okamoto Himeno & Lum recovered $2.5 million in a qui tam case filed on behalf of two pharmacy technicians at The Queens Hospital in Honolulu.
The case alleged that Queens filed fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims by allowing residents to perform unsupervised medical procedures and allowing medications to be prescribed without the authorization of a supervising physician.
"This case ensures that hospitals and doctors will follow public health insurance guidelines for the elderly who are served by Medicare and the poor who are served by Medicaid," said Mr. Grande. "These guidelines ensure that quality and appropriate medical treatment is given to all of our citizens, especially those who are most vulnerable in our population," he said.
The lawsuit was filed under the federal False Claims Act and Hawaii False Claims Act and was settled with the assistance of the United States Attorneys Office and state Medicaid fraud unit.
Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, praised the two whistleblowers for their courage in coming forward with the case.
To see Honolulu Star-Bulletin news coverage, click here.
Pet Food Class Action Settlement Highest in US & Canada
Grande Law Offices has obtained the first certification and settlement in the United States of a class action lawsuit for consumer purchase and pet screening claims against pet food manufacturer Menu Foods for its sale of contaminated pet food. The case resulted in the highest settlement in the United States and Canada for any state or province.
To see KITV news coverage, click here.
To see KHNL news coverage, click here.
To see K5 news coverage, click here.
To see KHON news coverage, click here.
To see Honolulu Star-Bulletin news coverage, click here.
To see Hawaii Reporter news coverage, click here.
These articles are about some of our other current and recent cases:
Books Written by Thomas Grande:
Mr. Grande co-founded the first survey of state class action law in 1999 and was named Editor-in-Chief Emeritus in 2005:
The Survey is republished as a stand-alone supplement in Newberg on Class Actions, 4th (Trial Practice Series):
Mr. Grande is a Contributing Editor to Consumer Class Actions, published by the National Consumer Law Center:
Mr. Grande is a Contributing Author to Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices, published by the National Consumer Law Center:
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