By Steve Kardell | Published July 13, 2017 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: 2.6 Million Settlement, False Claims Act, medicare false claims, whistleblower |
Sleep Disorder Clinic Must Pay $2.6 Million Settlement in Case Launched by Whistleblower’s Complaint
The Bay Sleep Clinic in California has agreed to pay a settlement of $2.6 million in a case related to allegations that it made false Medicare claims over the course of about 15 years. The U.S. government’s lawsuit came on the heels of a similar claim filed by whistleblower Elma Dresser in 2012. Dresser, a Read More
Read MoreNew Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges UnitedHealth Defrauded Medicare
A recently filed whistleblower lawsuit alleges UnitedHealth Group and other health plans that hired subsidiaries of the insurance company routinely submitted false information about the conditions of patents to boost reimbursement rates from Medicare. If the allegations turn out to be true, the fraudulent scheme could have generated hundreds of millions to billions of dollars Read More
Read MoreDoctors Split $2.7 Million False Claims Act Settlement
Two doctors will split a $2.7 million award after winning a False Claims Act lawsuit in which they claimed another physician at a nonprofit hospital in Florida was performing unnecessary cardiac studies and procedures. The total settlement was worth $12 million. The doctors filed the lawsuit against South Miami Hospital and one of its physicians Read More
Read MoreWhistleblowers Urge Judge to Reconsider Dismissal of Claim Against CCS Medical
Three whistleblowers have asked a federal judge in Massachusetts to reconsider her dismal of a False Claims Act case in which a large medical supplier was accused of converting customers to another company in exchange for discounts and other benefits. The whistleblowers who exposed the problem said that the arrangement between CCS Medical and Coloplast Read More
Read More3 Major Retailers Won’t Face False Claims Act Suit
Three of the world’s largest retailers have avoided a potential False Claim Act lawsuit, after claims surfaced that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kmart Corp. and Rite Aid Corp. had charged the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs for expired or almost-expired prescription medications. U.S. District Court for Massachusetts Judge Patti Saris dismissed nearly all of the qui Read More
Read MoreNew York Whistleblower Recovers $1.1M in False Claims Act Case
A whistleblower case in New York alleging false income tax claims was settled for $1.1 million. In the case, real estate developer Asher Roshanzamir was accused of wrongfully deferring income tax payments to both the city and state of New York. The ensuing investigation performed by the state attorney general’s office uncovered evidence that he Read More
Read More$1 Billion Lawsuit Against Raytheon Will Proceed
According to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California, a billion-dollar lawsuit against Raytheon Co. will proceed. The defense contractor is accused of fraudulently overbilling the U.S. federal government in a contract to develop weather sensors for environmental satellite systems. The whistleblower is a former engineer for the company, and according to Read More
Read MoreHow to Reduce Risk Associated with Employees Leaving Your Company
There has been a growing amount of litigation under the False Claims Act in recent years, with many more cases being brought by current or former employees against their companies. Therefore, organizations should have prevention strategies in place to help mitigate the risk of FCA litigation brought forth by anyone who works or has worked Read More
Read MoreGenesis Healthcare Faces FCA Action After Claims of Unnecessary Treatments
A group of therapists has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against Genesis Healthcare LLC, claiming the organization was regularly overcharging the government for therapies and putting its patients through a number of unnecessary treatments to make more money. The plaintiffs in the suit are four occupational therapists and a speech therapist, all of whom Read More
Read MoreHow Long Do Employers Have to Repay After a False Claims Act Violation?
According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, anyone who receives an overpayment of Medicaid or Medicare funds report is required to pay back the amount of the overpayment within 60 days of when the problem was discovered and identified. The failure to repay is considered a violation of the False Claims Read More
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