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 […]

Seventh Circuit Rejects Public Disclosure Bar in Recent Whistleblower Lawsuit

As we have explored in previous posts, there are several defenses available to defendants named in a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit under the False Claims Act. One of the most well-known legal mechanisms used to avoid False Claims Act liability is known as the public disclosure bar. This term refers […]