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A Supreme Court Victory for Tennessee Consumers
Typically, claims against health care providers are adjudicated through the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act. In Franks v. Sykes, No. W2018-00654-SC-R11-CV (Tenn. May 1, 2020), the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that certain claims against health care providers may...
OSHA Releases COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Home Workers
In any nursing home or other health care facility, a basic requirement is that it be staffed with employees who do not pose a risk of dangerous infection to its residents. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released guidance for...
The Importance of a Jury Trial
The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently reversed a summary judgment granted to the defendant in a wrongful death case arising from a car crash, ruling that the defendant’s self-serving testimony was insufficient to overcome the statutory presumption that the...
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Grassley Senate Floor Statement on False Claims Act
A longtime champion of whistleblower rights, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently provided a strong reminder of the importance of the False Claims Act: We have decades of data showing that the government cannot stop fraud by itself. I also know from many years of...
Government Intervenes in Lawsuits Alleging That Skilled Nursing Chain SavaSeniorCare Provided Medically Unnecessary Therapy
The government has intervened in three False Claims Act lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava) alleging that Sava knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services...
Whistleblower Receives $1.28 Million For Exposing Fraudulent Billing Practices On Navy Contracts
A whistleblower will receive $1.28 million for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit against Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology company and consulting firm based in Virginia. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged that VPSI inflated its...
Whistleblower Rewarded With $17.24 Million For Exposing Violations Of Anti-Kickback Statute
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...
Barrett Law Office Helps Whistleblower Expose Cancer Clinic Fraud
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...
Cancer Center Fraudster Pays $5.7M To End FCA Suit
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...
DoJ: The False Claims Act Is A Formula That Works
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 state...
Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposing Wound Care Clinic Fraud Leads To $4.3 Million Settlement
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...