False Claims Act, Whistleblower
In a settlement of False Claims Act lawsuits initiated by whistleblowers, Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. agreed to pay $45 million to resolve criminal and civil liability for improper marketing practices. The settlement resolves allegations that Par promoted the...
Nursing Homes, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
In a unanimous decision, the Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated a jury verdict against an assisted living facility, finding that there was material evidence to support the jury’s determination that understaffing at the facility caused the death of a resident....
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
A clinical social worker will receive $160,000 for filing a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed a fraudulent scheme in which Medicare was improperly billed for routine, non-emergency ambulance transports that were not medically necessary. According to the allegations...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
A pathologist who formerly worked at a clinical laboratory will receive $4,046,000 as a reward for filing a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed fraudulent Medicare billing practices, including the payment of illegal kickbacks and the billing of medically unnecessary...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
Fairfax Nursing Center, a skilled nursing facility based in Fairfax, Virginia, and its owners have agreed to pay $700,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission to Medicare of false claims for...
