May 14, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
India’s largest pharmaceutical company and its United States subsidiary are once again facing legal troubles. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited and Ranbaxy USA agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit and will pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties. This is the largest financial […]
May 13, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Baylor University Medical Center and its affiliated HealthTexas Provider Network recently agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit. The hospital will pay over $900,000 to satisfy allegations that they willingly submitted fraudulent claims for radiation oncology services.
May 10, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
A False Claims Act lawsuit filed against a Florida-based hospital is shaping up to be the largest qui tam case of its kind, proving that one person truly can make a difference. Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc., located in Volusia County, are accused of grossly overbilling both […]
May 9, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
The Attorney General of Massachusetts has filed charges against another nursing home operator for Medicaid fraud. Carolyn Wetterberg is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid over $600,000 for services that were never provided. Carolyn Wetterberg, was co-owner and manager of Wetterberg Nursing Homes, which operated the Pond View Nursing Facility. Located […]
May 8, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
April was a rough month for the pharmaceutical giant Novartis. In a span of just four days, the United States government filed two civil fraud lawsuits against the corporation. Novartis Pharmaceuticals is now charged with orchestrating a multi-million dollar illegal kickback scheme, securing the company tens of millions in fraudulent […]
May 7, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
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 […]
May 6, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
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 […]
May 3, 2013
Mortgage Fraud
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, […]
May 1, 2013
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 […]
April 30, 2013
Military Contractor Fraud
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 […]
April 29, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of New Jersey announced that the government is filing charges against four defendants in a Medicare fraud and illegal kickback scheme in North New Jersey. Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (“BLS”) and four defendants are accused of bribing doctors with millions of dollars for laboratory referrals and […]
April 25, 2013
Healthcare Fraud
A Michigan doctor has pleaded no contest to two counts of Medicaid fraud in relation to receiving illegal kickback payments for referrals. Dr. Kevin S. Witt was officially charged in court with the violations, which fall under the False Claims Act. Each charge carries up to four years in prison and […]