Lifflander & Reich is a New York City-based litigation boutique with decades of experience investigating and successfully litigating serious matters.

Our practice encompasses highly selected areas of injustice, including:

Representing qui tam whistleblowers, known legally as "relators," who have first-hand knowledge of fraud against federal and state governments. We have been especially successful in the area of health care fraud — helping the government to recover money from those who cheat Medicare and Medicaid. The U.S.recently settled a $25 million qui tam whistleblower case with Staten Island University Hospital that we initiated and we currently have several whistleblower cases pending at various stages.
Bringing medical malpractice actions against physicians, hospitals and other errant medical providers
Prosecuting cases for people with serious injuries, death or catastrophic physical disability.
Protecting consumers victimized by deceptive business practices and false advertising.

Our firm has a long record of successfully defending business organizations and individuals against unjustified claims. We enjoy an outstanding reputation as effective and efficient counsel for plaintiffs and defendants representing major clients in a range of cases, including commercial disputes, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, construction accidents, employment, sexual harassment, and discrimination.

$25 Million Qui Tam Whistleblower Success

In 2004, Lifflander & Reich Partner Richard I. Reich broke new ground by filing parallel malpractice and qui tam whistleblower cases on behalf of a client. In September 2008, Staten Island University Hospital paid $25 million to settle those allegations. Our whistleblower-client received approximately $3.75 million for filing the False Claims Act complaint.