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June 29, 2017
False Claims Act Legal News
Health First Entities Agree to Pay $3.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit
Health First, Inc. and related entities have agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit filed in 2014 by a whistleblower (the “relator”). The related entities include Health First, Inc., Health First Health Plans, Inc., Health First Medical Group, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay Hospital, […]
June 26, 2017
False Claims Act Legal News
Court Finds That Labs Must Ensure That the Tests They Perform are Medically Necessary
On June 9, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss in the False Claims Act lawsuit titled U.S. et al. ex rel. Tina D. Groat v. Boston Heart Diagnostics Corp., No. CV 15-487 (RBW), 2017 WL 2533341, at *1 (D.D.C. […]
June 15, 2017
False Claims Act Legal News
District Court Rejects the Industry-Wide Public Disclosure Bar, Part II
In Part I of this blog series, we discussed the False Claims Act (“FCA”)’s public disclosure bar and the so called industry-wide public disclosure bar. In this blog post, we will examine a 2017 qui tam case that discusses and rejects the industry-wide public disclosure bar. An industry-wide public disclosure bar […]
June 13, 2017
False Claims Act Legal News
District Court Rejects the Industry-Wide Public Disclosure Bar, Part I
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) permits private individuals, known as relators, to sue on the Government’s behalf to recover funds that were fraudulently or falsely obtained from the Government. If a relator successfully recovers money for the Government, the FCA provides that the relator is entitled to a substantial percentage […]
May 15, 2017
False Claims Act Legal News
Third Circuit Decides Important Medical Necessity False Claims Act Case Brought By Qui Tam Whistleblower
On May 1, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided U.S. ex rel. Petratos v. Genentech, Inc. et al., C.A. No. 15-3805 (3rd Cir. 2017), a qui tam lawsuit filed pursuant to the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) and the False Claims Acts of the […]
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