Mr. Shoemaker represented an executive in a False Claims Act case who was fired after reporting false claims submitted by his employer under a government contract. Mr. Shoemaker brought claims for a qui tam recovery as well as a claim for wrongful termination under the False Claims Act. As a result of the case, substantial sums were returned to the U.S. Treasury and Mr. Shoemaker’s client received a substantial six figure recovery.
In another wage and hour case, Mr. Shoemaker represented a group of employees in a service business who did not receive overtime to which they were entitled. Mr. Shoemaker’s clients obtained a recovery in excess of $240,000
Mr. Shoemaker represented a woman who was fired shortly after rebuffing a supervisor’s sexual advances. He obtained a total recovery for his client in the amount of approximately $185,000.
Mr. Shoemaker has handled five hostile environment sexual harassment cases that have resulted in six-figure recoveries. He has handled several more that have resulted in recoveries between $50,000 and $100,000.
One of Mr. Shoemaker’s clients was among the eight successful relators in the government’s 2009 False Claims Act recovery against Pfizer in the amount of $2.3 billion. This client received a substantial seven-figure recovery.