Sioux Falls, South Dakota Qui Tam False Claims Act violation lawyer represented Medtronic.

“Kickbacks undermine the integrity of federal healthcare programs and increase costs borne by taxpayers,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. “This case demonstrates the Department of Justice’s commitment to ensure that medical... More...   $0 (10-30-2020 - SD)

San Diego, California mortgage fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Guild Mortgage Company, which was charged by the United States of America with violating the False Claims Act and the common law by knowingly breaching material program requirements when it originated and underwrote mortgages insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (F... More...   $0 (10-24-2020 - DC)

Columbia, South Carolina False Claims Act lawyer.

Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) prohibits any institution of higher education that receives federal student aid from compensating student recruiters with a commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based on the recruiters’ success in securing student enrollment. The incentive compensation ban protects students against admis... More...   $0 (10-19-2020 - )

Milwaukee, Wisconsin False Claims Act lawyer represented Advanced Pain Management, which was sued by the United States of America on a False Claims Act wrongfully paying kickbacks and and performing medically unnecessary laboratory tests.

Advanced Pain Management (“APM”) has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims asserting violations of the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks and by p... More...   $1000000 (10-07-2020 - WI)

The United States of America, ex rel. Brittany Ames Mahoney sued Abbas Mohammadi, DDS, Columbia Dental, P.C. and Columbia Orl Maxillofacial Imaging, LLC on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Mohammadi, a dentist and oral surgeon, is the owner of Columbia Dental, P.C. (“CDPC”), which operates 15 dental clinics throughout Connecticut, and Columbia Oral Maxillofacial Imaging Imaging, L.L.C... More...   $300000 (10-02-2020 - CT)

Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Addiction Recovery physician Dr. Chambless Johnston and his practice, East Tennessee Recovery, have paid $530,000 to resolve several allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. The allegations include billing for individual and group psychotherapy provided by unlicense... More...   $0 (09-27-2020 - TN)

Las Vegas, NV - The United States of America sued Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada on a Qui Tam theory claiming that it wrongfully obtained funds through the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).

From 2003 until 2018, Catholic Charities administered multiple grants in CNCS�s Senior Corps program. These grants included the Foster Grandparent Program, which places se... More...   $0 (08-24-2020 - NV)

Detroit, MI - The United States of America sued CWD Holdings, LLC claiming that violated the False Claims Act by knowingly avoiding paying tariffs on certain imported brake parts.

CWD agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly avoiding paying tariffs on certain imported brake parts. The settlement arises out of allegations that C... More...   $8000000 (07-26-2020 - MI)

Knoxville, TN - The United States and State of Tennessee ex rel. Cox. sued Associated Pain Specialist, P.C. and Smoky Mountain Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC. claiming that they violated the False Claims Act for knowingly billed Medicare and Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) for medically unnecessary screening tests at higher costs than appropriate, when less costly or alternative tests were available.... More...   $400000 (07-16-2020 - TN)

Atlanta, GA - The United States of America sued Universal Health Services, Inc., UHS of Delaware, Inc., and Turning Point Care Center, LLC on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Defendants agreed to pay a combined total of $122 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing for medically unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services, failing to provide adeq... More...   $122000000 (07-13-2020 - GA)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America sued Franklin Ellenson, M.D. and Alaska Neurology Center, L.L.C. claiming that the violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing for health care services not performed.

Alaska Neurology Center LLC and its owner, Franklin Ellenson, M.D., have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the medical practice knowing... More...   $0 (06-09-2020 - AK)

Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America sued Encore Rehabilitation Services, L.L.C. on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Encore Rehabilitation Services LLC (Encore) has agreed to pay $4.03 million to resolve allegations that Encore violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing three Michigan skilled nursing facilities to submit false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation t... More...   $0 (04-16-2020 - MI)