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Therapy Providers Settles Whistleblower’s Allegations
Three affiliated nationwide therapy providers and a Missouri-based nursing home owner have agreed to pay $30 million settle allegations made by a whistleblower in a qui tam lawsuit that they violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. RehabCare Group, Inc., RehabCare Group East, Inc. (“Rehab”), Rehab Systems of Missouri (“Rehab Missouri”), and… Read More »
Federal Government Settles Whistleblower’s Qui Tam Case
The Justice Department has announced that the City of New York Department of Education (“NY DOE”) has agreed to settle False Claims Act violations alleged in a whistleblower’s qui tam action. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, the NY DOE will pay $1.375 million to the United States… Read More »
Nursing Facility Health Provider Settles Qui Tam Case
Two executives of now defunct HealthEssentials Solutions, Inc. have agreed to settle a qui tam case filed by two whistleblowers who alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act. HealthEssentials’ former chief executive officer, Michael Barr, has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve the whistleblowers’ allegations that he knowingly caused the submissions of… Read More »
California Medical Company Settles Whistleblower’s Suit
San Diego, California-based CareFusion, a medical technology company, has agreed to settle a False Claims Act suit brought by a whistleblower under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act for more than $40 million. The whistleblower alleged that CareFusion violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with the… Read More »
Genzyme Corp. Settles Qui Tam Suits
Massachusetts-based Genzyme Corporation has agreed to pay $22.28 million to settle two separate suits brought by three whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. Genzyme, a biotechnology company, was acquired by Sanofi-Aventis SA in April 2011. According to Sanofi’s website, it is a global entity that engages in research, development,… Read More »
Central Florida Adventist Hospitals Settles Qui Tam Suit
The Orlando Sentinel reports that a qui tam lawsuit brought by two whistleblowers alleging that several Adventist Health hospitals in Central Florida violated the False Claims Act has been settled for an undisclosed amount. An Order of Dismissal was entered in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on December… Read More »
Tennessee Cardiologist Settles Whistleblower’s Lawsuit
Elie Korban, a Tennessee cardiologist has agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit brought by a whistleblower who alleged Korban violated the False Claims Act. The whistleblower alleged that Korban performed unnecessary cardiac procedures on Medicare and Medicaid patients. According to the Justice Department, Korban owns Delta Clinic with locations in Jackson, Tennessee and… Read More »
Baptist Health Systems Settles Qui Tam Lawsuit
Baptist Health Systems (“Baptist”) has agreed to pay $3.67 million to settle a qui tam lawsuit by a whistleblower who claimed it had submitted false claims to Medicare in violation of the federal False Claims Act. Baptist is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas and includes 5 hospitals: Baptist Medical Center, Mission Trail Baptist Hospital,… Read More »
Government Joins Whistleblower’s Qui Tam Lawsuit Against Hospitalist Company Alleging False Claims Act Violations
The Justice Department has joined a whistleblower’s qui tam lawsuit against IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (“IPC”), and its subsidiaries, alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act. The federal False Claims Act permits the federal government to intervene in qui tam lawsuits filed by whistleblowers who allege violations of the False Claims Act…. Read More »
Government Joins Whistleblower’s Qui Tam Lawsuit Against Construction Company Alleging False Claims Act Violations
The federal government has filed a complaint in two consolidated qui tam lawsuits filed by four whistleblowers against Ohio-based construction company TAB Construction, Inc. (“TAB”) and its owner William Richardson III (“Richardson”). The government alleges that TAB and Richardson violated the False Claims Act when TAB applied for and obtained certification as a Historically… Read More »