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Court of Appeals Reinstates Whistleblower Action Against Medco Health
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a qui tam action filed against Medco Health Solutions (“Medco”) and its subsidiaries by whistleblowers Lucas Matheny and Deborah Loveland. The qui tam complaint had previously been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for failure to state a claim…. Read More »
Landlord Settles Qui Tam Suit Alleging Rental Housing Fraud
Georgia landlord, Yinka T. Omole (“Omole”), has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by whistleblower Lowanda Strickland under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act for $42,900. The whistleblower suit alleges that between July 2007 and March 2010, Omole fraudulently received federally funded housing assistance payments while requiring Lowanda Strickland to pay… Read More »
Oil and Gas Companies Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $15 Million
The Justice Department announced that Total Fina, S.A., Total Minatome Corporation, Total Exploration Production USA, Inc., Fina Oil and Chemical Company, Elf Exploration, Inc. and Total E & P USA, Inc. (collectively “Total Companies”) have agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit with payment of $15 million to the United States government. The qui… Read More »
Orthofix International Close to Resolving Pending Qui Tam Lawsuits
Orthofix International, N.V. (“Orthofix”) announced that it is close to resolving two pending qui tam lawsuits with the federal government. Bone growth stimulator lawsuit Orthofix announced that it is finalizing definitive agreements with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of… Read More »
Gunnison Energy and SG Interests Pay $550,000 to Settle Whistleblower Action
The Department of Justice announced that Gunnison Energy Corporation (“GEC”), an affiliate of Oxbow Corporation, and SG Interests I Ltd. and SG Interests VII Ltd. (collectively “SGI”) have agreed to settle antitrust and False Claims Act allegations for $550,000, with each firm to pay $275,000. The claims relate to an alleged agreement by the… Read More »
CitiMortgage Agrees To Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $158.3 Million
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) announced that CitiMortgage, Inc. (“CitiMortgage”), a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., has agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit for $158.3 million. The government joined the whistleblower lawsuit filed in… Read More »
TriWest Healthcare Settles Qui Tam Action for $10 Million
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation, a contractor for TRICARE, has agreed to resolve a qui tam, or whistleblower, lawsuit for $10 million. TRICARE is the medical benefit plan for the U.S. military, retirees, their dependents and reserve components. The settlement resolves a qui tam lawsuit filed by former TriWest employees, Judi Jerdee, Deborah Thornton, Linda… Read More »
Dava Pharmaceuticals to Pay $11 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suit
The Justice Department announced that Dava Pharmaceuticals (“Dava”) has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a qui tam, or whistleblower, suit alleging that it violated the False Claims Act. The whistleblower, Jim Conrad, alleged that, between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2009, Dava knowingly underpaid its drug rebate obligations under the Medicaid… Read More »
14 Hospitals Settle False Claims Act Litigation For $12 Million
The Department of Justice announced that 14 hospitals in New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit regarding allegations that they overbilled Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures performed between 2000 and 2008. Kyphoplasty is a procedure that is used to treat some kinds of… Read More »
U.S. Charges Medical Imaging Company With Paying Kickbacks In Return For Medicare Test Referrals
The United States has filed suit against Universal Imaging, Inc. (“Universal”) and its current and former owners, Phillip J. Young (“Young”) and Mark Lauhoff (“Lauhoff”), under the False Claims Act seeking $150 million in damages and penalties. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, many of the facts in the case were first brought… Read More »