In a decision that shows the courts take whistleblower allegations very seriously, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Ninth Circuit”) has revived a whistleblower lawsuit that was dismissed at the district level in 2015. The suit, U.S. ex. rel. Campie…
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False Claims Act, Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, whistleblower lawsuit
A health care lawsuit brought by two whistleblowers against a hospice company has settled for $2.4 million. The lawsuit alleged that the company had paid kickbacks to doctors for patient referrals and had also falsely billed Medicaid and Medicare. According…
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health care lawsuit, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, medical fraud, Medicare, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, Whistleblower
The first step in a qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuit is to have an experienced qui tam attorney review your claims. The attorney will determine whether your claims fall under the False Claims Act and whether you have enough evidence to…
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Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, whistleblower attorney, Whistleblower award
Freedom Health Inc., a Medicare Advantage insurer based in Florida, has agreed to pay the government $32.5 million to settle a qui tam lawsuit brought by a whistleblower. The original qui tam suit was filed in 2009 by Dr. Darren…
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Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
The federal government recently settled a qui tam claim against a California medical care provider. The claim was based on the False Claims Act (FCA) with evidence provided by a whistleblower. The case was resolved with the medical care provider…
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed a victory to qui tam plaintiffs everywhere when it handed down its unanimous opinion in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby et al. At issue in Rigsby was…
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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced yesterday that “[a] major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to defraud…
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False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, whistleblower attorney, Whistleblower award
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced a settlement with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Acclarent Inc. over allegations of off-label marketing. The DOJ’s suit alleged that Acclarent caused false claims to be submitted to the government in conjunction with the…
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Healthcare Fraud, medical fraud, Medicare, Qui Tam, Whistleblower award
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in early July that it had settled a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit with five Gardena, California info tech companies (En Pointe Gov. Inc., En Pointe Technologies Inc., En Pointe Technologies Sales Inc., Dominguez…
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False Claims Act, Qui Tam, U.S. Department of Justice, Uncategorized, Whistleblower, Whistleblower award
In early May 2016, the Railroad Retirement Board (“RRB”) published an interim rule, which imposed significant increases to the per claim penalties the RRB imposes under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (“PFCRA”). The…
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