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February 27, 2017
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A Laboratory’s Liability for Medically Unnecessary Lab Tests under the False Claims Act, Part II
In Part I of this blog series, we discussed when lab tests are considered “reasonable and necessary” under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and therefore reimbursable by government health insurers such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as a laboratory’s responsibility for ensuring that lab tests submitted for reimbursement are […]
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 […]
February 9, 2017
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Avoiding Application of the False Claims Act’s First-to-File Bar
The False Claims Act’s first-to-file rule 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 pending action.” 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(5). This blog provides an overview of […]
January 25, 2017
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Shareholder Investigation of BT Group plc
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morganti Legal, a firm focused on representing shareholders with investments in international companies, has commenced an investigation into potential violations of securities laws by BT Group plc (NYSE: BT, LSE: BT.A, and FSE: BTQ) in connection with the Company’s “inappropriate” accounting in its Italian division. On October 27, 2016, BT […]
January 25, 2017
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Medicare Advantage Fraud Part I: Presentment of False Claims by Medical Providers to Medicare Advantage Organizations
Medicare fraud is one of the prime drivers of litigation under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Under traditional Medicare, service providers are directly reimbursed with federal government funds. In 2003, Congress significantly expanded the availability of an alternative to traditional Medicare known as Medicare Advantage. Medicare Advantage differs from traditional […]
January 12, 2017
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Morganti Legal Initiates Ontario Shareholder Litigation against Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morganti Legal, P.C., a cross border shareholders’ rights law firm, has commenced a shareholder lawsuit against Volkswagen AG (“VW”) for publishing investor documents containing misrepresentations of material fact about its business operations between March 12, 2009 and September 18, 2015. The lawsuit alleges that VW published core and non-core investor […]
December 23, 2016
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The False Claims Act’s Seal Requirement
On December 6, 2016, in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby, [1] the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split in holding that a violation of the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) seal requirement does not automatically require dismissal of a relator’s claims. Still, relators and […]
November 16, 2016
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Excellent Opinion in Support of False Claims Act Case for Customs Fraud
The appeals court for the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware region recently issued an excellent ruling permitting claims of import fraud to proceed. The ruling addressed several different issues, but this article will focus only on two – finding that sufficient details had been pled based on a credible methodology for alleging that […]featured investigations
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