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Adventist Health System Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $14.1 Million

A federal False Claims Act lawsuit was recently settled with Adventist Health System and its affiliated hospital, White Memorial Medical Center. The qui tam suit, which contains allegations that Adventist Health paid illegal kickbacks, was originally filed by two Los Angeles physicians. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Adventist […]

Owner of Drug Treatment Centers Charged with Medicaid Fraud and Illegal Kickbacks

Within an industry created specifically to help those suffering from opiate addiction, the owner of multiple Massachusetts-based drug treatment clinics has been charged with six counts of Medicaid fraud and an illegal kickback scheme involving eight sober houses. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that Dr. Punyamurtula Kishore allegedly defrauded […]

Task Force Files Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Against JP Morgan Chase

This case is about fraud committed against the United States government. It is not a personal mortgage fraud claim. Please only contact Berger Montague if you know of a company committing mortgage fraud against the U.S. government. The Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group officially filed its first mortgage fraud lawsuit, […]

False Claims Act Lawsuit Filed Against Bank of America for Mortgage Fraud

The United States government has filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, charging the institution with costing taxpayers over $1 billion by selling thousands of bogus mortgage loans to “government-sponsored enterprises” (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie and Freddie provide home mortgages, which they purchase from lenders who originated […]

Former BAE Manager Files False Claims Act Lawsuit, Claims Workplace Retaliation

One of the world’s largest aerospace and defense contractors is being accused of violating the False Claims Act after allegedly firing the manager of its Eastern Afghanistan Counter-Intelligence team for reporting fraud within the company. After being terminated, Cornelius Hosch consulted with a False Claims Act attorney and filed suit […]