Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with running a pill-mill pharmacy that unlawfully dispensed over 100,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash.

From January 2014 to January 2018, Deanna Winfield-Gates, 54, of Houston, was a relief pharmacist at Health Fit Pharmacy (Health Fit), a cash-only, pill-mill pharmacy. Health Fit dispensed controlled substances

New Haven, Connecticut employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a wrongful failure to pay E.R.I.S.A. benefits.

This was a putative class action involving allegations that defendant Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company ("Cigna") fraudulently schemed to overcharge millions of people for prescription drugs in violation of the terms of their health plans. We are

Tulsa Oklahoma whistleblower lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a false claims act violation theory.

This was a qui tam False Claims Act case in which Relator, on behalf of the United States and several states, alleges Defendant Pharmacies obtained overpayment of reimbursements from government funded healthcare programs by reporting their usual and customary (U&C)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violation the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for prescription medications that were not actually dispensed. During the period January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, these medications included but were not limited to Lidocaine, Lidoderm, Advair Diskus, Nexium, Creon, and Abilify. Future Pharmacy and JJ Pharm

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a health care fraud scheme that bilked TRICARE – the health care program that covers United States service members–out of more than $65 million.

Jimmy and Ashley Collins, a married couple living in Birchwood, Tennessee, admitted they worked with others to recruit TRICARE beneficiaries wh

Birmingham, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and filing false tax returns.

Nathan Thomas Carter, 41, of Gadsden, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and three counts of filing false federal income tax returns

According to the plea agreement, betwe

Plano, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Oscar Simon Ndereva, 45, was involved in an intricate scheme to defraud private pay health insurance payors. Specifically, he used a fraudulent healthcare pharmacy called “Healogix” to submit fraudulent claims. Ndereva caused the fraudulently obtained funds to be paid directly to bank accounts he op

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of public money or property.

Pharmacist Tangtang Zhao, 36, of Chicago, stole CDC-issued COVID-19 vaccination cards from the pharmacy where he worked, and sold them to buyers across the country through an online marketplace. Zhao and other pharmacists administered COVID-19 vaccinations to the public, and the

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud.

Christopher Blackstone, age 46, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was the owner of Prime Pharmacy Solutions (“Prime”) in Slidell, Louisiana. Between 2014 and 2016, Prime operated primarily as a closed-door pharmacy that mixed and filled prescriptions for compounded medications. The cost o

Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully prescribing controlled substances and submitting false claims to Medicare while working for AmeriHealth in Pocatello.

Rachel Peay-Goodman, a nurse practitioner in eastern Idaho, wrote prescriptions for dangerous combinations of drugs to at least one patient, including simultaneous prescriptions for oxycodo

Camden, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding his employer's health insurance plan out of more than $4 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary compound medications.

Compounded medications are specialty medications mixed by a pharmacist to meet the specific medical needs of an individual patient. Compounded drugs can be

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud and wire fraud.

Steven King, 45, of Miramar, was the chief compliance officer of a pharmacy holding company that fraudulently billed Medicare over $50 million for dispensing lidocaine and diabetic testing supplies that Medicare beneficiaries did not need or want. King and his co-conspirators

Newark, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with purchasing prescription oncology medications under false pretenses to sell them for profit.

Anise Kachadourian, 55, of Towaco, New Jersey, a board-certified oncologist, pleaded guilty to an information charging her with unlawfully selling prescription cancer medication, which had been previously purchased usin

Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy, healthcare fraud, and making a false statement on an application for charitable tax-exempt status with the IRS.

Kevin A. Clay, age 39, of Perrysburg, Ohio, was the co-owner of Theramedical, LLC, a pharmaceutical marketing company specializing in compounded pain and scar cream. The evidence showed that Clay

Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud.

Kelly McCallum, 41, of Dyersburg, was an advance practice registered nurse who operated Convenient Care Clinic and held a registration from the DEA, which allowed her to prescribe controlled substances. From January 2017 until early 2021, McCal

Charlotte, North Carolina whistleblower lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act villaton theory claiming that it knowingly billed federal health care programs for medications that were never dispensed.

The United States alleged that, from Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2019, MedCare billed both Medicare Part D and North Carolina Medicaid for 200 prescription

Santa Ana, California civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of fraudulent billing the Medicare Program for medications that were never dispensed.

From at least Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, Gisele Nguyen, residing in Huntington Beach, California, by and through the operation of Gisele Nguyen, Inc., doing business as Natico Pharmacy, which was located in Garden Grove

Milwaukee, Wisconsin civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.

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Brunswick, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on violation of Georgia's Drug Dealer Liability Act theories claiming that they were injured and/or damaged as a direct result of family members becoming addicted to opioids manufactured, distributed and/or sold by the Defendants. Plaintiffs claimed that the Defendants ignored the sale of millions of oxy More...   $0 (02-28-2023 - GA)

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Fayetteville, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud, health care fraud, and violations of federal anti-kickback laws. Federal Courthouse, Fayetteville More...   $0 (02-16-2023 - AR) United States of America v. Ronald A. Beasley, II Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Medicare fraud. Federal Courthosue - Orlando, Florida More...   $0 (02-09-2023 - FL) Alicia Kay Ferrill v. Colfax County Board of Commissioners, et al. Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a Civil Rights Act Violation theory. MoreLaw Legal News For Albuquerque The beneficiaries of the Estate of Le More...   $0 (02-01-2023 - NM) State of Oklahoma v. Jason Charles Moore Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant, charged with: Count # 1. Count as Filed: RCSP, POSSESSING/RECEIVING/CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERTY, in violation of 21 O.S. 1713 Date of Offense: 09/20/2021 Party Name Disposition Information MOORE, JASON CHARLES Disposed: CONVICTION, 01/23/2023. Guilty Plea Count as Disposed: POSSESSING/RECEIVING/CONCEALING STOLEN PRO More...   $0 (01-23-2023 - OK) United States of America v. Mark Sorensen Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a conspiracy to pay approximately $25 million in illegal kickbacks to generate business for his durable medical equipment pharmacy. MoreLaw Legal News For Chicago More...   $0 (01-20-2023 - IL) United States of America v. Suzan Berro Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and wire fraud, related to her participation in a multi-year scheme to obtain more than $65 million from numerous pharmaceutical co-pay assistance programs. MoreLaw Legal News For Detroit More...   $0 (01-17-2023 - MI) Next Page Find a Lawyer Subject: City: State: Select State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Search Find a Case Subject: County: State: Select State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Search Kent Morlan, Esq. Editor & Publisher