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NextCare to Pay US $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Arizona-based NextCare Inc., an owner of urgent care facilities with locations in multiple states, has settled federal and state accusations that it submitted false medical claims to Medicare, TRICARE, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and certain Medicaid programs in violation of the False Claims Act. The settlement requires NextCare to pay $10 million… Read More »
GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations
GlaxoSmithKline LLC (“Glaxo”) has agreed to settle criminal and civil charges, including 4 separate whistleblower suits, related to several different prescription medications for a total of $3 billion. According to the Department of Justice, it is the largest payment by a pharmaceutical company to settle a health care fraud case in U.S. history. The… Read More »
Government Contractor Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Suit
The Department of Justice announced that Ward Diesel Filter Systems, Inc. (“Ward”), a manufacturer of diesel engine filtering systems, has agreed to pay $628,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The government alleged that New York-based Ward provided inaccurate commercial pricing information for its fire engine filtering systems to the… Read More »
Hospital Pays $8.9 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suit
Overlook Hospital (“Overlook”) and its owners and operators, AHS Hospital Corp. and Atlantic Health System, Inc., have jointly agreed to settle a False Claims Act case for $8.9 million. The lawsuit was brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by two former Overlook employees. A qui tam action is a… Read More »
Hospice Companies Settle Whistleblower Suit for $6.1 Million
Hospice Care of Kansas LLC, based in Witchita, Kansas, and its parent company, Voyager HospiceCare, Inc. based in Fort Worth, Texas (collectively “HospiceCare”), have agreed to settle a whistleblower suit for $6.1 million. The qui tam, or whistleblower, action was initially brought in 2006 by Beverly Landis, a former nurse with Hospice Care of… Read More »
Acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery Gives Keynote Address at the American Bar Association’s Ninth National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement
The American Bar Association recently held its Ninth National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement (“National Institute”) in Washington, D.C. The National Institute was attended by experts nationwide from the Department of Justice, state attorneys general, federal agencies, and by attorneys who specialize in False Claims Act and qui… Read More »
Orthofix Agrees to Settle Civil Case For $34 Million and Pay $7 Million Criminal Fine
Texas-based Orthofix, Inc., a medical device manufacturer, has settled civil and criminal charges related to its sale of bone-growth stimulator devices. The settlement requires Orthofix to pay $34 million to the United States to settle the civil charges and plead guilty to felony obstruction of a federal audit, as well as pay a $7.8… Read More »
St. Jude Medical Settles Whistleblower Case for $3.65 Million
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (“St. Jude”), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a developer and manufacturer of cardiovascular and implantable neurostimulation devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. St. Jude has agreed to pay $3.65 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly overcharged the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs for replacement pacemakers… Read More »
Calnet Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Suit For $18.1 Million
Virginia-based Calnet, Inc., an intelligence analysis, information technology and linguist services company, has agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations for $18.1 million. The allegations were initially brought in a whistleblower suit filed in 2009 by former Calnet employee, Kimthy Chao, under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The whistleblower’s complaint… Read More »
Center for Diagnostic Imaging Settles Whistleblower Suit
Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. (“CDI”) has resolved a whistleblower suit brought by two whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act for a total of $2.8 million. CDI, one of the country’s first freestanding diagnostic imaging centers, is based in Minnesota with locations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Washington state,… Read More »