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Federal court rules in whistleblower’s favor on question of “original source”

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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March 22 2012

The District Court in Massachusetts has denied a motion by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. to dismiss a qui tam relator’s lawsuit, rejecting Fresenius’ contention that that the relator was not an original source as defined by the federal False Claims Act (FCA

California class action over loss of server drives storing personal and medical information dismissed for lack of standing

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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February 7 2012

A federal district court in California has dismissed, for lack of standing, a class action lawsuit against Health Net of California, Inc. and IBM over the loss of nine Health Net server drives that had been used to store personal and medical information

Supreme Court to hear health care reform challenge this term

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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November 14 2011

Earlier today, November 14, 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 federal health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Department of Justice intervenes in False Claims Case involving Stark Law violations in Florida

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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September 22 2011

On September 9, 2011, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was partially intervening in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed against Halifax Hospital Medical Center and the related company, Halifax Staffing, in Daytona Beach, Florida

Fourth Circuit dismisses challenges to health care reform

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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September 8 2011

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued decisions in two of the many challenges to the insurance mandate in the health care reform law

What's new for the week of September 5, 2011

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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September 5 2011

September 7, 2011 IRS news release IR-2011-90 announcing a new round of outreach to small employers and the professional service providers they rely on to encourage them to review the new Small Business Health Care Tax Credit to see if they are eligible

Class dismissed: Pipefitters steamed

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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August 23 2011

On August 12, 2011, the Sixth Circuit released its decision in Pipefitters Local 636 Insurance Fund, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

11th Circuit Court of Appeals finds part of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

On August 12, 2011, a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the Florida multi-state challenge to health care reform and found the mandatory requirement to purchase health insurance unconstitutional

Two kickback cases involving health care providers in the news

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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July 13 2011

On June 9, 2011, the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Southern District of Florida announced it had reached a $3 million settlement with Midtown Imaging LLC, a Florida imaging facility, and its former owners, Midtown Imaging P.A. and PBC Medical Imaging, to resolve allegations brought by two whistleblowers alleging that the imaging facility violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare program by entering into certain leasing and professional services agreements with referring physicians and physician groups in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law

What's new for the week of June 27, 2011

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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June 27 2011

June 17, 2011 program update including all payments made to approved plan sponsors through May 27, 2011

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