False Claims Act, Whistleblower
A former employee of Omnicare, Inc. received $17.24 million as a reward for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit that exposed violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute. This award was part of a $124.24 million settlement resolving allegations that Omnicare, Inc. entered...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
Patients at the Rose Cancer Center in Mississippi thought they were receiving the treatment they desperately needed to fight their devastating disease. Unbeknownst to them, however, the clinic physician, Dr. Meera Sachdeva, was diluting their medicine, billing for...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
Law360, Washington (August 18, 2014, 5:36 PM ET) — The former owner of a chemotherapy clinic sentenced to two decades in prison for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers will pay $5.7 million to end a related whistleblower False Claims Act suit in...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
America’s taxpayers are in a long-term battle against powerful and well-funded corporate cheats and thieves. Fraud is a core part of some company business plans, and incentivized integrity programs are a threat to their bottom line. Opposition to federal and...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
Operators of the Lymphedema & Wound Care Institute Inc. in Houston have agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle a whistleblower’s allegations that they improperly billed Medicare for physical therapy treatments provided by unqualified therapists. According to the...