Tag: health care fraud

The US Justice Department announced on January 9, 2020, that the agency had recovered more than $3 billion in fiscal year 2019 through cases brought through the False Claims Act.Read MoreFalse Claims Act Summary for 2019 – Healthcare Fraud

In yet another case, a regulated medical waste management company by the name of Stericycle entered into a $28,500,000 settlement with the qui tam plaintiff and government.  The qui tamRead MoreMulti-Million Dollar False Claims Act Settlements Paid by a Medical Waste Company and a California Hospital System

On January 12, 2016, the Justice Department announced a settlement that exemplifies what has become classic health care fraud.  Indeed, the nation’s largest Skilled Nursing Facility (“SNF”) therapy provider Kindred/RehabcareRead More2016 Surges On With More Million-Dollar Whistleblower Recoveries

Any whistleblower who plans on bringing a False Claims Act (aka Qui Tam) law suit should understand that his or her state also has its own False Claims Act statute.Read MoreIs Your Whistleblower Case a Slam Dunk? Include Specifics (Pt. 2)

On Monday, December 15, 2014, a California federal court judge dismissed a False Claims Act (“FCA”) whistleblower law suit because the plaintiff (or as referred to as a relator inRead MoreIs Your Whistleblower Case a Slam Dunk? Include Specifics (Pt. 1)