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Over 20 Years Standing Up For Whistleblowers In Nationwide Fraud Litigation
Orthopaedic and Neuro Imaging LLC (ONI) and its owner were accused of submitting some $6,125,947.13 in false claims to Medicare. A default judgment has been issued against them. Generally, a default judgment is entered when defendants fail to defend themselves in...
A former office manager for a Tennessee pain clinic filed a qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act accusing her former employer of falsely billing Medicare and TennCare for unnecessary painkillers, upcoding claims, and billing Medicare for improper nurse...
San Diego-based Scripps Health, a health care system, has agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations for $1.5 million. According to the Department of Justice, Scripps Health violated the Act by billing Medicare and TRICARE for physical therapy services performed by...
The Department of Justice and a large number of states collaborated on a settlement with dental management company Benevis LLC and over 130 Kool Smiles dental clinics that Benevis provided services for. The clinics and Benevis have agreed to settle allegations of...
Medicare beneficiaries are often required to make a copayment, use coinsurance or pay a deductible when buying prescription drugs. These are collectively referred to as "copays." Congress mandates certain copays, which rise with the expense of the drug, in order to...
Companies in New York routinely purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance to limit costs if someone's mistake or purposeful action triggers a lawsuit against the company. Litigation regarding securities or shareholder derivatives represents the primary...
Seven years ago, two doctors stood up to powerful players in the emergency medical field by blowing the whistle on Medicare fraud. Their courage and hard work contributed to settlements of more than $33 million between two large physician groups and the Justice...
In most cases, whistleblowers have legal protections against retaliation. If you exercise your legal rights at work in good faith, for example, there are laws that prohibit your employer from firing you or taking other adverse job actions against you. If you report...
A whistleblower will receive more than $600,000 after federal authorities obtained a $2 million+ settlement from Progressive Insurance in relation to alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, and Progressive Garden...
President Trump has signed into law legislation that strengthens whistleblower protections at the VA. The legislation is called the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection, named after a 38-year-old Wisconsin psychologist who was fired (and then committed...