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Oxford County Mental Health Services Settles State False Claims Act Allegations

Medicare and Medicaid set highly strict guidelines with regard to patient care. Patients are required to be under a specific care plan at all times, and caretakers must maintain certain threshold levels of competence and licensure in order to treat patients. Any deviation from state or federal guidelines could immediately […]

Alaska-Based Eyak Corporation Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for $2.5 Million

In an interesting case at the intersection of healthcare and contractor fraud, Anchorage, Alaska-based Eyak Corporation has agreed to settle claims of false charges and illegal kickbacks occurring under a lucrative government contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Accordingly, Eyak Technology and its affiliate Eyak Services LLC have […]

UPDATE: Commonwealth of Virginia Opts to Join Case Against Trinity Industries

2014 was a bad year for Trinity Industries. As you may recall, the once-prominent guardrail manufacturer has been facing one lawsuit after another – with claims of fraud and concealment being filed in courts across the United States. Earlier this year, we posted a series of articles detailing the False Claims […]

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Medicaid Fraud Case; Cites Federal ‘Assignment’ Law

On November 12, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed an earlier dismissal by a U.S. District Court in Wisconsin regarding allegations of unlawful billing practices between a retail pharmacy and Medicaid. More specifically, the relator alleged that the pharmacy improperly inflated the costs of certain […]

Rite Aid Agrees to Settle Claims of Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Involving Gift Cards

It is not uncommon for retailers and pharmacies to offer generous discounts or incentives for customers to switch their prescriptions and loyalties to the new company. However, as is becoming increasingly apparent across the United States, offering incentives to induce Medicare and Medicaid patients to switch their prescriptions can trigger […]