This appeal involves the award of attorney’s fees under an agreement incorporated into the parties’ divorce decree. Mother filed a motion to modify Father’s child support. Father later filed a counter-motion seeking to eliminate his child-support obligation. After a hearing on the motions, the trial court terminated Father’s child-support obligation, denied Mother’s request for attorney’s fees, an... More...   $0 (06-08-2017 - TX)

Tampa, FL - Medicare Advantage Organization and Former Chief Operating Officer to Pay $32.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Freedom Health Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based provider of managed care services, and its related corporate entities (collectively “Freedom Health”), agreed to pay $31,695,593 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in i... More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - FL)

Defense Contractor Resolves Criminal, Civil and Administrative Liability Related to Food Contracts

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC (Agility), a Kuwaiti company, has agreed to globally resolve criminal, civil, and administrative cases arising from allegations that Agility overcharged the United States when performing contracts with the Department of Defense (DOD) to supply food for U.S.... More...   $0 (05-26-2017 - GA)

Springfield, MO - Missouri Hospitals Agree to Pay United States $34 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising from Improper Payments to Oncologists

Two Southwest Missouri health care providers have agreed to pay the United States $34,000,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring phys... More...   $34000000 (05-19-2017 - MO)

Andre Petras appeals the District Court’s dismissal of
his reverse False Claims Act suit against his former employer,
Simparel, Inc.; David Roth, Simparel’s founder and Chief
Technology Officer; and Ron Grilli, Simparel’s Chief
Executive Officer (collectively, “the Simparel defendants”).2
Petras initially alleged a reverse FCA claim3 and
retaliation claim4 under the False C... More...   $0 (05-18-2017 - NJ)

This case concerns more fallout from Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme. Plaintiff-Appellant Ralph Janvey (“Janvey”) is the court-appointed receiver tasked with marshalling and distributing the assets of the Stanford entities. This suit relates to Stanford Coins and Bullion (“SCB”), a coin and bullion company previously owned by Allen Stanford. SCB sold coins and metals to the public. Defendant-Appelle... More...   $0 (05-17-2017 - TX)

Los Angeles, CA - Oncology Therapy Center in High Desert Pays $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of Providing Radiation Treatments without Doctor Present

A Lancaster-based radiation therapy center has paid $3 million to resolve allegations that it submitted fraudulent bills over a nearly 10-year period to three government-run healthcare programs for unsupervised radiation oncology services... More...   $2865693 (05-10-2017 - CA)

Tyler, TX - Smith County Husband and Wife Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

A Smith County couple was sentenced for health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Gerard Dengler, 61, and Suzanne Dengler 52, of Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 10, 2017, to conspiring to commit health care fraudand were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartf... More...   $0 (05-06-2017 - TX)

Columbia, SC - Blood Testing Laboratory to Pay $6 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Testing

Quest Diagnostics Inc. has agreed to pay $6 million to resolve a lawsuit by the United States alleging that Berkeley HeartLab Inc., of Alameda, California, violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to physicians and patients to induce the use of Berkeley for blood t... More...   $6000000 (05-03-2017 - SC)

Atlanta, GA - Energy & Process Corp. agrees to pay $4.6 Million for alleged False Claims Regarding Defective Steel Rebar and Quality Control Failures in Nuclear Waste Treatment Facility

Energy & Process Corporation (“E&P”), of Tucker, Georgia, agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly failing to perform mandator... More...   $4200000 (04-25-2017 - GA)

Los Angeles, CA - The owner of The Skin Cancer Medical Center in Encino has paid the United States nearly $2.7 million to resolve allegations that he submitted bills to Medicare for Mohs micrographic surgeries for skin cancers that were medically unnecessary.

Dr. Norman A. Brooks, M.D., a dermatologist and surgeon, paid the $2,681,400 settlement on April 10.

The settlement, whic... More...   $2681400 (04-23-2017 - CA)

Sacramento, CA - Whistleblower Case Against Walgreens Results in $9.9 Million Settlement

Retail pharmacy chain Walgreens has agreed with the California Department of Justice, the United States Department of Justice, and Whistleblower Loyd F. Schmuckley, Jr. to settle civil allegations of false claims fraud for $9.9 million. Whistleblower “Skip” Schmuckley, who is represented by attorneys... More...   $9900000 (04-20-2017 - CA)

Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma Hospital, Former Hospital Administrator, and Physicians Agree to Pay $1,618,750 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims for Medical Services Provided to Medicare Patients

NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY d/b/a NORMAN REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM; GREG TERRELL; CHADWICK WEBBER, M.D.; MERL KARDOKUS, M.D.; RICK WEDEL, M.D.; GAUTHAM DEHADRAI, M.D.; BARBARA LA... More...   $1618750 (04-12-2017 - OK)

San Jose, CA - San Jose Cleric Convicted Of Bank Fraud

San Jose cleric Hien Minh Nguyen was convicted on bank fraud charges. The guilty verdict followed a bench trial before the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman, United States District Judge.

From 2005 through 2011, Nguyen, 57, was a priest for the Diocese of San Jose (the Diocese), a pastor of St. Patrick’s Church (St. Patrick’s) a... More...   $0 (03-29-2017 - CA)

Miami, FL - Dr. Gary Marder and the United States Consent to a Final Judgement of Over $18 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Gary L. Marder, D.O., a physician residing in Palm Beach County and the owner and operator of the Allergy, Dermatology & Skin Cancer Centers in Port St. Lucie and Okeechobee, and the United States of America have stipulated to a consent final judgment o... More...   $18250000 (02-09-2017 - FL)

Chicago, IL Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations

A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations that IPC violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid, the Defense Health... More...   $60000000 (02-08-2017 - IL)

Lexington, KY - Pain Management Physician Resolves False Claims Act Allegations

Pain management physician Dr. Robert Windsor has agreed to the entry of a $20 million consent judgment to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for surgical monitoring services that he did not perform and for medically unnecessary diagnostic tests. Dr... More...   $20000000 (02-02-2017 - KY)

NRS 116.3116-.31168 2 grant a homeowners' association (HOA)
a superpriority lien for certain unpaid assessments and allow an HOA to
nonjudicially foreclose on such a lien if specific requirements are met. In
this appeal, we must determine whether these statutes violate a first
security interest holder's due process rights. We hold that neither the
HOA's nonjudicial foreclosure,... More...   $0 (01-26-2017 - Nv)

In this appeal, we consider the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s findings in connection with Joe Cardenas’s request for trial and appellate attorney’s
2
fees. We hold that the trial court erred in denying Cardenas’s motion for new trial and in entering judgment on the jury’s zero findings for attorney’s fees incurred in the trial court and for fees conditioned on a success... More...   $0 (01-19-2017 - TX)

Tyler, TX - Smith County Husband and Wife Guilty in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

A Smith County couple pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud.

Gerard Dengler, 61, and Suzanne Dengler, 52, of Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud.

According to information presented in Court, the Denglers owned and operated Elite Lab Services, a cl... More...   $0 (01-15-2017 - TX)

San Jose, CA - Bay Sleep Clinic And Related Entities Agree To Pay The United States $2.6 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Bay Sleep Clinic, its related businesses— Qualium Corporation and Amerimed Corporation—and their owners and operators, Anooshiravan Mostowfipour and Tara Nader (collectively, the Defendants) have agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations that th... More...   $2600000 (12-29-2016 - CA)

Tyler, TX - East Texas Laboratory Company and Owners Agree to $3.75 Million Payment for False Medicare Claims

Elite Lab Services, LLC, along with its husband-and-wife owners Gerard and Suzanne Dengler, will pay the United States $3.75 million after billing Medicare for tens of thousands of miles that were never driven by Elite Lab’s personnel.

“The United States Attorney’s Office... More...   $3750000 (12-25-2016 - TX)

Las Vegas, NV - United States of America et al v. Urgent Care Extra et al

The United States of America and Dr. James Antony, D.O/ sued Urgent Care Extra on a qui tam claim theory under the False Claims Act.



01/07/2016 Case assigned to Judge James C. Mahan and Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen. (RT) (Entered: 01/07/2016)
01/07/2016 1 COMPLAINT against HCA Holdings, I... More...   $1 (12-05-2016 - NV)

New York, NY - Jury Finds Allied Home Mortgage Entities And CEO Jim C. Hodge Liable For Civil Mortgage Fraud, Awards The United States Over $92 Million In Damages

Allied Home Mortgage and CEO Face Statutory Trebling of Damages and Penalties for Fraudulent Conduct

a unanimous jury has found the entities formerly known as ALLIED HOME MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION (“ALLIED CAPITAL”) ... More...   $92000000 (12-01-2016 - NY)

Richland, WA - BNI and URS to Pay $125 Million Resolving Alleged False Claims Regarding Deficient Nuclear Quality Procurements at the Waste Treatment Plant and Improper Payments to Lobby Congress

The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of Washington and the Department of Justice Civil Frauds Section (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with federal contractor... More...   $125000000 (11-28-2016 - WA)