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Fort Lauderdale, Florida qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Veronica N. Arven and the estate of Theodore Arven III sued the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan and its administrator, the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (collectively, “NICA”), NICA under the qui ta... More...   $51000000 (11-14-2022 - FL)

Miami, Florida criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Carter Healthcare LLC, an Oklahoma-based for-profit home health provider, its affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida (collectively Carter Healthcare), and their President Stanley Carter and Chief Operations Officer Bradley Carter were accused of violating the False Claims Act by billi... More...   $0 (10-19-2022 - )

Milwaukee, Wisconsin civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729, which provides:

(a) Liability for Certain Acts.—

(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), any person who—

(A) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;

(B) knowingly makes,... More...   $0 (10-13-2022 - WI)

Denver, Colorado criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with violation of the False Claims Act.

Instec Inc. (Instec), located in Boulder, Colorado, and Dr. Zhong Zou, Instec’s owner and president, have agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations that the company and Zou violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with the requirements of the Buy American Act (BAA) when ... More...   $0 (09-07-2022 - CO)

Minneapolis, Minnesota qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on False Claims Act violations.

Bayer Corporation, an Indiana corporation and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, and its related entities, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer AG (collectively “Bayer”), agreed to pay $40 million to resolve alleged violations of the F... More...   $0 (09-06-2022 - MN)

Charleston, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act.

Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it misled federal health care programs by p... More...   $0 (09-02-2022 - SC)

Charleston, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it misled federal health care programs by payi... More...   $0 (09-01-2022 - )

Providence, Rhode Island civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff on qui tam theories.


THIS MATTER comes before the Court for consideration of the Notice of Declination and the Consent to Dismissal (Doc. No. 49) filed by the State of North Carolina on behalf of the States of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisian... More...   $0 (08-31-2022 - RI)

Charlotte, North Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Charlotte-based BSN Medical Inc. (BSN) has agreed to resolve allegations that it marketed and promoted various products that did not meet the Medicare or Medicaid program’s reasonable and necessary requirements, thereby causing the submission of false claims for payment ... More...   $0 (08-25-2022 - NC)

Dallas, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused for violating the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks by causing claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid.

Essilor manufactures, markets and distributes optical lenses and equipment used to produce optical lenses. The United States alleged that between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2016, Essilor knowingly and willfu... More...   $0 (08-23-2022 - TX)

Corpus Christi, Texas criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice services.

Familia Healthcare Services Inc. dba Del Cielo Hospice and Palliative Care knowingly submitted false claims from May 12, 2017, through Jan. 31, 2022. The claims allegedly involved hospice services for patients who were n... More...   $0 (08-19-2022 - TX)

Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Universal Helicopters Inc. (UHI), a private helicopter flight instructor training company, and Dodge City Community College (DC3), which operates campuses in Dodge City, Kansas, and Chandler, Arizona, have agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False... More...   $0 (08-16-2022 - KS)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented relator Plaintiff who sued Defendant on Qui Tam False Claims Act violation theory.

WDC Acquisitions LLC d/b/a Wellman Dynamics located in Creston, Iowa, will pay $500,000 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for failing to conduct contractually required testing and falsifying test results for parts used in military ... More...   $0 (08-08-2022 - IA)

Cape Girardeau, Missouri qui tam lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory.

There are several ways to prove that a claim is “false or fraudulent” under the
False Claims Act. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1). One of them is to show that it “includes
items or services resulting from a violation” of the anti-kickback statute. 42 U.S.C.More...   $0 (07-26-2022 - MO)

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare for Evzio, a high-priced drug used in rapid reversal of opioid overdoses.

According to Solera’s admissions in the criminal and civil agreements, the pharmacy dispensed Evzio from January 2017 to May 2018. During that time, Evzio was the highest-priced version of nalo... More...   $0 (07-13-2022 - MA)

Los Angeles, California qui tam lawyers represented the plaintiff, who sued defendant for violating the False Claims Act.

Reliance Medical Systems LLC, a distributor of spinal implant devices headquartered in Bountiful, Utah, its owners, Bret Berry and Adam Pike, and two of their physician-owned distributorships have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a lawsuit against them alleging that... More...   $0 (07-01-2022 - CA)

Spokane, Washington lawyers represented Defendant accused of improperly and fraudulently originated government-backed mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a component of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

“FHA-backed mortgages are a critical resource for first-time homebuyers, moderate-income borrowers, and families who have suffe... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - WA)

Abingdon, Virginia qui tam lawyers represented the Defendant accused to violaton the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on numerous occasions between 2017 and 2020.

The claims center around Sovah Health’s failure to have effective controls in place to prevent the diversion of powerful painkilling prescription opioids. Sovah Health is a regional health care delivery system comprised of a... More...   $0 (06-14-2022 - VA)

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) and several related corporate entities have agreed to pay approximately $4.735 million to resolve allegations that its relationships with several physicians and physician practice groups violated federal law, including the False Claims Ac... More...   $4700000 (06-12-2022 - MA)

Buffalo, New York civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act by frudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for procedures that were not medically necessary or that he did not perform.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Coriell, who handled the case, stated that from at least January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2019, Dr. Sakr, an ear, nose, and thro... More...   $602551 (06-10-2022 - NY)

New Haven, Connecticut qui tam lawyers represented the United United States, which sued Defendant on a False Claims Act Violation theory.

CAREER TRAINING SPECIALISTS, LLC, doing business as STONE ACADEMY, and its owner, MARK SCHEINBERG, paid more than $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act by concealing a series of money order payments made by Sc... More...   $0 (05-27-2022 - CT)

Miami, Florida white collar criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged wit submitting false claims to Medicare for reimbursement.

The United States alleged that, from January 2016 to December 2020, VirtuOx violated the False Claims Act by falsely identifying the place of service for certain services it performed to obtain a higher rate of reimbursement from Medicare. In par... More...   $0 (05-19-2022 - FL)