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)

Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

Bruce Casias was an engineer working for defense contractor Raytheon. After
34 years without issue in the industry, Casias was instructed to falsify test results on
a GPS program that would be used by the United States military. He reported those
instructions and was ... More...   $0 (07-20-2022 - CO)

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)

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an employment discrimination theory.

Plaintiff worked for Defendant as an Area Business Leader (“ABL”) and manager of the Cardiovascular (“CV”) Sales Team in the Midwest Region from January 2015 through August 9, 2019. (Am. Compl. Facts[1] ¶¶ 1, 43, Dkt. No. 30.) She is suing Defendant for s... More...   $0 (07-06-2022 - MN)

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)

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with bank fraud.

Semsi Salja and Anes Suhonjic, the owners of Grand Rapids-based trucking company DMR Transportation (“DMR”), conspired to commit bank fraud in connection with a $290,855.00 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).

In 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - MI)

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of retaliating against an employee who reported an on-the-job injury.

The U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed against Tara Construction Inc. and its chief executive officer, Pedro Pirez, in February 2019 following a whistleblower investigation by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrat... More...   $0 (06-22-2022 - 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)

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)

Miami, Florida qui tam lawyers represented the United States, which sued SHC Home Health Services-Ocala, LLC., et al. on a False Claims Act whistleblower theory claiming Defendant improperly billing the Medicare Program for home health services provided to beneficiaries living in Florida.

Signature HomeNow operated home healthcare services in Florida and its corporate headquarters are lo... More...   $2100000 (05-11-2022 - FL)

San Diego, California: Prism Behavioral Solutions provides treatment to children diagnosed with autism and other related disorders through therapy called Applied Behavioral Analysis. Prism Behavioral Solutions maintains a corporate address in Woodland Hills, California, and provides medical services to patients in Southern California. The United States and the State of California alleged that Pris... More...   $0 (05-09-2022 - CA)

Denver, Colorado qui tam lawyers represented plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a false claims Act violation theory.

Springbok Health Inc., a medical clinic with locations in Colorado Springs and Pueblo West, Colorado, and Mark Jankelow, Springbok’s owner and Chief Executive Officer, have agreed to pay at least $125,000, and up to as much as $335,494, to resolve allegations they violated ... More...   $0 (04-19-2022 - CO)

Tampa, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), headquartered in Tampa, Florida, its founder, Rodolfo Gari, and its former chief medical officer, Dr. Abraham Rivera, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing federal healthca... More...   $0 (04-12-2022 - FL)

Sherman, Texas private private lawyers represented Defendants accused of defrauding the United States of America, which sued Defendants on a False Claims Act under 31 U.S.C. 3729.

Laboratory executives and employees at True Health Diagnostics LLC (THD) and Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation (BHD) allegedly conspired with small Texas hospitals, including Rockdale Hospital dba Little Rive... More...   $0 (04-08-2022 - TX)

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants who were accused of violating the False Claims Act.

OGCC Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“OGCC”) and its owner and Executive Director, Dionne Huffman, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, billing the government for services that they did not ... More...   $750000 (03-31-2022 - GA)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act by misclassifying their imported chain saw chains and blades to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP).

The government specifically alleged that from September 24, 2018, though June 10, 2019, TriLink classified imported chain saw chains and blades under inappropriate subheading... More...   $500000 (03-21-2022 - IA)

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants accused of improperly manipulating federal small business set-aside contracts around the country.

TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, and its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, TriMark), were accused of improperly manipulating federal small business set-aside contracts around t... More...   $0 (02-24-2022 - NY)

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

Zen Solutions Inc., a Virginia-based company, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by obtaining more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in 2020. Zen Solutions also agreed to... More...   $31000 (02-12-2022 - VA)

Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued the State of Kentucky on civil rights whistleblower retaliation theories.

Sgts. Kevin Burton and Mike Garyantes and Lt. Frank Taylor told supervisors and a prosecutor that evidence was being taken from the Elizabethtown post property rooms and secure lots between July and November of this year for “personal gai... More...   $900000 (02-12-2022 - KY)

Wilmington, Delaware Hunt Companies, Inc. (“Hunt”), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, has agreed to a $500,000.00 settlement with the government to resolve allegations of fraud at the Dover Air Force Base arising under the False Claims Act.

Hunt provides privatized military housing at Dover Air Force base. For its services, Hunt is... More...   $0 (01-06-2022 - DE)

New York, New York whistleblower lawyers represented the Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a qui tam theory claiming that Defendant defrauded the United States of America.

"Grifols is a global company that since 1909 has enhanced the health and well-being of people around the world. Our four divisions - Bioscience, Diagnostic, Hospital, and Bio Supplies - develop, produce, and market innov... More...   $0 (01-05-2022 - NY)