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'Tis the season to not give kickbacks

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2011

The Department of Justice announced two cases involving kickbacks in the last two weeks, one was a criminal case involving a Miami, Florida-based mental health care provider, American Therapeutic Corporation, and the second was a civil settlement with medical device manufacturer Medtronic Inc

Two recent false claims decisions issued by the federal courts

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 25 2011

On May 16, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that False Claims Act (FCA) cases brought by whistleblowers who base their allegations on information found in records released by federal agencies pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request are subject to the “public disclosure” bar

Physician-owned lithotripsy company settles Stark & kickback allegations for $7.3 million

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 27 2010

On July 8, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced that it had entered into a civil monetary penalty (CMP) settlement with United Shockwave Services, United Prostate Centers, and United Urology Centers (United) to resolve allegations that United had solicited and received payments from hospitals in exchange for patient referrals

Health care false claims cases December update

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 23 2009

The Federal Government has been busy again in the past few weeks there has been a flurry of False Claims activity involving health care providers

Whistleblower actions result in $3 million settlement with New Jersey hospital and government intervention in case against New York hospital

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 30 2009

The DOJ announced in a November 18, 2009 press release that it has entered into a settlement with Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J., for $3.02 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that the hospital defrauded Medicare