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June 18, 2015
Medicaid Fraud
Atlanta Dentist to Pay Over $320,000 to Settle Allegations of Improper Medicaid Billing
Healthcare fraud cases are not limited solely to medical doctors. Misconduct among dentists and oral surgeons is also a major issue plaguing government-funded healthcare programs. In today’s case, we review a recent instance of healthcare fraud involving an Atlanta-area dentist alleged to have submitted false claims to Medicaid for procedures […]
June 17, 2015
Military Contractor Fraud
UPDATE: SCOTUS Holds in Favor of Kellogg, Brown & Root; Rejects Applicability of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act
In yesterday’s post, we reviewed the arguments presented to the U.S. Supreme Court both for and against the applicability of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA), which works to extend statutes of limitations in times of war. The case involved allegations against Kellogg Brown & Root by a False […]
June 16, 2015
Military Contractor Fraud
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court Sheds Rare Light on Application of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act in False Claims Cases
Over the past two years, we have monitored the procedural milestones of a closely-watched False Claims Act case involving the global defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. Based in Houston, Texas, the firm provides logistical support and engineering services to both private companies and the federal government, including […]
June 15, 2015
Contractor Fraud
Global Computer Enterprises, Inc. Agrees to Pay $9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
While healthcare fraud continues to remain one of the top issues facing the federal government’s H.E.A.T. task force, fraud involving technology and government contracting also sits atop the list of major affronts to taxpayers and government budgets. Just recently, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a $9 million settlement with […]
June 12, 2015
Mortgage Fraud
First Tennessee Bank Agrees to Staggering Quarter-Billion Dollar Mortgage Fraud Settlement
Mortgage fraud continues to plague the government’s anti-fraud task forces, notwithstanding the widespread 2008 economic downturn caused in part by various residential underwriting antics by big name lenders. Having apparently not learned the lesson, Nashville-based First Tennessee Bank recently settled similar claims of mortgage fraud for a whopping $212 million, […]
June 11, 2015
Healthcare Fraud
Two Wheelchair Companies Settle Allegations of Medicare Fraud
Power mobility is one of the most costly medical devices currently allowable under Medicare and Medicaid guidelines. However, for patients who truly need this type of assistance, the help of a power wheelchair means the difference between a full and active lifestyle versus a purely homebound existence. As such, Medicare […]
June 10, 2015
Healthcare Fraud
New York’s Westchester Medical Center to Settle FCA Violations for $18.8 Million
Illegal kickback cases can be the most factually-complex False Claims Act lawsuits to grace the desks of state and federal attorneys and investigators. Today’s case, which involves one of the most prestigious teaching hospitals in the United States, is certainly no exception – and even government officials referred to the […]
June 9, 2015
Contractor Fraud
Cemetery Restoration Company Lies About Veteran Ownership Status to Win Government Contracts
In a truly disheartening set of facts, California-based Veterans of the Land, Inc. allegedly falsely claimed status as a disabled veteran-owned small business, thereby making it eligible for certain government contracts expressly reserved for businesses owned and managed by disabled veterans of the U.S. military. In so doing, it unfairly […]
June 8, 2015
Healthcare Fraud
Georgia’s Irwin County Hospital Authority Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $520,000
In yet another alleged healthcare fraud scheme, a rural southern Georgia hospital has agreed to offer $520,000 to settle allegations of illegal kickbacks and unlawful referral schemes. The agreement helps to correct and deter such conduct on both the federal and state level, as the Georgia Medicaid system is set […]
June 3, 2015
Healthcare Fraud
The Hatch-Waxman FDCA Amendments vs. The False Claims Act: Where the Right to Innovate Meets Antitrust
In yesterday’s post, we introduced the idea of a ‘reverse payment settlement’ agreement as it relates to the delayed introduction of less-expensive, equally-effective generic medications into the American market. In sum, these agreements are entered into between branded pharmaceutical companies and generic drug makers in order to delay the competition […]
June 2, 2015
Healthcare Fraud
False Claims Act Lawsuit Takes Aim at ‘Reverse Payment Settlement’ Agreements
As we have covered extensively on this blog, there is no shortage of ways in which pharmaceutical companies and healthcare companies can conspire to cheat American taxpayers. Over the next two posts, we will explore a novel False Claims Act concept that takes aim at the notion of ‘reverse payment […]
June 1, 2015
Education Fraud
Embattled Corinthian College Shuts Down Amid Several False Claims Act Lawsuits
Recently, Corinthian College was slapped with a $30 million fine from the federal government for unlawfully inflating its graduation rates in order to lure students into taking out sizable student loans and thereafter failing to follow through with a quality, marketable education. The college was forced to close its doors […]
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