Lexington, Kentucky clinical laboratory represented by a civil litigation lawyer accused of violating the False Claims Act, a federal law that prohibits submitting false or fraudulent claims to the federal government.

The Unites States alleged three issues relating to claims for urine drug testing services that Bluewater Toxicology, LLC submitted to Medicare, Kentucky Medicaid, Indiana Me... More...   $1252403 (07-27-2021 - KY)

Los Angeles, California: Advanced Flow Engineering (aFe), an automotive parts manufacturer and distributor based in Corona, California, agreed to stop manufacturing and selling parts for motor vehicles that, when installed, defeat, disable or override EPA-approved emission controls and harm air quality.

The complaint, filed simultaneously with the settlement, alleges that aFe’s manufact... More...   $0 (07-27-2021 - CA)

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with prescribing powerful controlled substances, including opioids, to patients without medical necessity and outside the usual course of medical practice.

Evidence presented at trial established that between 2015 and 2019, Bauer, at his practice in Bellevue, Ohio, repeatedly prescribed controlled substances including ... More...   $0 (07-26-2021 - OH)

Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with running a Ponzi scheme.

Howard L. Young, 75, the founder of a Nashville-based holistic wellness business was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Young was charged in a criminal Information in October 2020 with four counts of bank fraud; six counts of wire fraud; and ag... More...   $0 (07-26-2021 - TN)

Los Angeles, California family law lawyers represent Petitioner and Respondent in dissolution of marriage (divorce) case.

Angelina Jolie filed a statement of disqualification challenging Judge John W. Ouderkirk (Ret.), the privately compensated temporary judge selected by Jolie and William Bradley Pitt to hear their family law case, based on Judge Ouderkirk’s failure to disclose, as re... More...   $0 (07-23-2021 - CA)

Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violation of False Claims Act by causing the submission of claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable or necessary.

During the relevant time period, Medicare reimbursed skilled nursing facilities at a daily rate that reflected the skilled therapy and nursing needs of qua... More...   $0 (07-23-2021 - CA)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, Health Care Fraud, and Conspiracy to Distribute Phentermine Hydrochloride and Diethylpropion.

Thomas Whitten, age 71, of Greensburg, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge William S. Stickman.

In connection with the guilty plea, the ... More...   $0 (07-23-2021 - PA)

Lawton, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with:

Count # 1. FELONIOUSLY POINTING FIREARM, in violation of 21 O.S. 1289.16
Date of Offense: 02/01/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
CASIANO, AMILOW PREZE Disposed: CONVICTION, 07/21/2021. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: FELONIOUSLY POINTING FIREARM(WE3)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1289.16, wh... More...   $0 (07-21-2021 - OK)

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributors for the referral of medically unnecessary compounded prescription medications that were ultimately dispensed by his pharmacies.

David “Jason” Rutland, 42, of Bolton, a pharmacist ... More...   $0 (07-21-2021 - MS)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in two frauds: the first, a scheme to steal over $60 million from investors and producers seeking financing for movies and Broadway shows; the second, concealing his criminal history on applications for COVID-19 relief loans.

Benjamin Rafael, 31, of South Florida, previously admitted his role in legiti... More...   $0 (07-20-2021 - FL)

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and distribution of cocaine.

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Juan Gabriel Rodriguez-Preciado, 43, facilitated the trafficking of kilogram quantities of cocaine between a Mexican cartel and a regional drug traffi... More...   $0 (07-20-2021 - VA)

Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a minor.

Avery Fitzgerald Brown, age 27, according to court records, abused a child on the Wind River Indian Reservation, beginning in March of 2006 and lasting until October 2020, when one of the victims disclosed in a letter to a physician with the Indian H... More...   $0 (07-20-2021 - WY)

Los Angeles, California civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants charged with violations of the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act.

Prime Healthcare Services and Two Doctors Agree to Pay $37.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks, Billing for a Suspended Doctor, and False Claims for Implantable Medical Hardware

One of the largest hospital systems i... More...   $0 (07-19-2021 - CA)