Boston, Massachusetts qui tam attorneys represented defendants accused for Riad "Ray" Zahr, a pharmacist in Dearborn, Michigan, along with two specialty pharmacies that Zahr formerly owned and operated, have agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims for the drug Evzio. Evzio was an injectable form of naloxone hydrochloride indicated for use ... More...   $0 (12-08-2021 - MA)

Cincinnati, Ohio civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims ACt by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice services.

Hospice care is special, end-of-life care intended to comfort terminally ill patients. Patients admitted to hospice care generally stop receiving coverage for traditional medical care designed to cure their terminal co... More...   $0 (11-23-2021 - OH)

New Orleans, Louisiana: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans) has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the repair or replacement of certain facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The settlement, whic... More...   $0 (11-16-2021 - LA)

Minneapolis, MN: False Claims Act lawyers sued Defendant on behalf of the United States on a Qui Tam theory claiming that Defendant wrongfully billed for outpatient physical therapy services in violation of the False Claims Act.

RehabAuthority, LLC, a physical therapy company with operations in Minnesota, agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for... More...   $0 (10-28-2021 - MN)

Seattle, WA: The United States of America claimed that Jae Lee and Northestern Physicians Laboratory violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kick-back scheme.

Jae Lee, 50, of Bellevue, Washington, served as the CEO of Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL) from January 1, 2013, until July 30, 2015. Lee agreed to pay $500,000 within 30 days of the settlement agreement, with additi... More...   $1100000 (10-18-2021 - WA)

Richmond, VA: Government Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit for Overbilling in Federal Contracts

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc., formerly known as Airbus Defense and Space Inc. (ADSI), has agreed to pay to the United States $1,043,475 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing impermissible fees in contracts wit... More...   $1043475 (10-04-2021 - VA)

Baltimore, MD: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to murder a witness and wi... More...   $0 (09-23-2021 - MD)

Milwaukee, WI: Civil litigation false claims act violation lawyers represented Bell Therapy, Inc., and its parent company, Phoenix Care Systems, Inc., agreed to pay $390,080 to resolve allegations that they billed for services at the incorrect rates and billed for services not properly reimbursed, causing false claims for those services to be submitted to the Medicaid Program.

Bell Therap... More...   $390080 (09-07-2021 - WI)

Wilmington, DE: False Claims Act Qui Tam lawyers represented the United States claiming that Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. alleging health care fraud arising under the federal False Claims Act and violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations... More...   $15000000 (09-02-2021 - DE)

San Francisco, CA: Civil litigation health care lawyers represented Defendants accused by the United States of America with wrongfully billing inaccurate information about the health status of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans.

Sutter Health, a California-based health care services provider, and several affiliated entities including Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (dba Palo... More...   $0 (08-30-2021 - CA)

Miami, FL: Seth A. Bernstein, the owner of jet charter company All in Jets LLC dba JetReady, located in Florida, was accused of misappropriating Payment Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds for his personal use. JetReady is a jet charter operator with its principal place of business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The United States alleged that Bernstein, on behalf of JetReady, applied fo... More...   $0 (08-26-2021 - FL)

Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused with violating the fal

Arriva Medical, LLC (Arriva), at one point the nation’s largest Medicare mail-order diabetic testing supplier, and its parent, Alere Inc. (Alere), agreed to pay $160 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. Until it ceased business operations in December 2017... More...   $0 (08-13-2021 - TN)

Philadelphia, PA: The Department of Justice accused Tri-County Hospitalists, LLC with violation the False Claims Act by False Claims Act by overbilling Medicare for advanced care planning (“ACP”) and tobacco cessation counseling (“TCC”) services. In many instances, TCH sought Medicare reimbursement for ACP and TCC services regardless of whether the counseling was necessary, voluntary, or... More...   $0 (08-13-2021 - PA)

San Francisco, California False Claims Act lawyer represented Plaintiff, who claimed that Defendants violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of claims to Medicare for non-covered inpatient admissions.

Medicare reimburses only services that are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. The United States alleged that, from Ja... More...   $0 (08-09-2021 - CA)

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

Ascension Michigan and related hospitals, Providence Park Hospital, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital and Ascension Crittenton Hospital (collectively, Ascension Michigan), all located in Michigan, have agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve claims that they v... More...   $0 (08-06-2021 - MI)

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of charging for medically unnecessary Schedule II controlled substances.

North Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. (“NGHC”), a Ringgold, Georgia, based nonprofit corporation and healthcare provider, as well as its CEO, Delaine Hunter, have agreed to pay $130,000.00 dollars to settle allegations that they violated the ... More...   $130000 (08-03-2021 - GA)

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)

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)

Pensacola, Florida qui tam whistleblower lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a False Claim Act violation theory.... More...   $0 (07-09-2021 - FL)

Baltimore, Maryland civil litigation lawyer allegation lawyer represented Defendant who was accused for defrauding the United States in violation of the False Claims Act.

St. Jude Medical Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facil... More...   $27000000 (07-09-2021 - MD)