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January 23, 2026
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February 24, 2017
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A Laboratory’s Liability for Medically Unnecessary Lab Tests under the False Claims Act, Part I
This article addresses the liability of a diagnostic testing laboratory under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) for conducting lab tests that are ordered by a doctor and submitting claims for payment to government health insurers, such as Medicare and Medicaid, for those lab tests when those tests are not medically […]
February 22, 2017
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“Medically Necessary” Ambulance Services Under the False Claims Act
A non-intervened False Claims Act case filed against Medstar, an ambulance company, settled for $12.7 million on January 17, 2017. The qui tam case was filed on October 4, 2013 in the Federal District Court of Massachusetts under the caption United States ex rel. Dale Meehan v. MedStar et als, […]
February 20, 2017
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Can You Sue A Company Under the False Claims Act If You Don’t Have Copies of Claims for Payment?
A common problem for potential whistleblowers trying to start a case under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) is that they do not always have access to individual claims for payment made by the target defendant. Often this results because the employee does not work in the finance or billing division […]
February 15, 2017
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Using Differences in Geographic Scope to Avoid the First-to-File Rule in False Claims Act Whistleblower Cases
As recounted in our previous blog entry, the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) contains a first-to-file rule, which provides that “[w]hen a person brings an action under [the False Claims Act] no person other than the Government may intervene or bring a related action based on the facts underlying the […]
February 13, 2017
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Piercing the Attorney Client Privilege in Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases Under the False Claims Act
It is well established that the scope and conduct of discovery are well within the sound discretion of the trial court. Gaul v. Zep Mfg. Co., No. 03-2439, 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1990, at *3 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 5, 2004) (quoting Marroquin-Manriquez v. Immigration and Naturalization Serv., 699 F.2d 129, 134 […]
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