False Claims Act Jury?

Jury trials are required for federal false claims cases unless both the plaintiff and defendant agree to proceed without a jury. An unanswered question is whether a qui tam plaintiff, where the government has intervened, may object to an agreement between the government and the defendant to waive a jury. One exception ...

Weekly Whistleblower Update: Another Health Care Company Settles for $35 Million to Settle FCA Lawsuit

21st Oncology Inc., a national health care company managing 145 cancer clinics in 16 states, entered into an agreement this week to pay $35 million dollars to settle a False Claims Act (FCA) case.  The FCA violations centered on alleged fraudulent billing of Medicare for radiation treatments.  This type of illegible ...

California’s Most Notable False Claims Act Whistleblower Cases of 2015

In 2015, California accounted for approximately 25% of all healthcare related False Claim Act (FCA) cases.  From the ones unsealed, the average settlement amount recorded is approximately $6 million per case.  With increasing and more frequent monetary awards, relators are increasingly emboldened to continue reportin...