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United States of America v. AAR Airlift Group Inc.

East St. Louis, IL: AAR Corp., located in Wood Dale, Illinois, and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc. (Airlift), located in Melbourne, Florida, accused of attempting to defraud the United States of America by knowingly failing to maintain U.S. Transportation aircraft.

The allegations involve helicopters that Airlift owned and maintained for use in transporting Department of Defense (D... More...
   $11088000 (07-06-2021 - IL)

U.S. ex rel. Doe v. Select Medical Corporation et al.

Newark, New Jersey False Claims Act violation lawyers represented Relators.

A contract rehabilitation therapy provider will pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly causing 12 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in New York and New Jersey to submit false claims to Medicare for services that were not reasonable, necessary, or skilled, ... More...
   $0 (07-03-2021 - NJ)

Salina Savage, er al. United States of America v. CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company

Spokane, WA: CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC), a prime contractor at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, has agreed to pay $3,038,270 million to resolve allegations that CHPRC violated the False Claims Act by submitting false and fraudulent small business subcontract reports.

In 2008, CHPRC, a Washington subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd., which is headquartered in... More...
   $0 (06-09-2021 - WA)

U.S. ex rel. Burgess v. Navistar Defense, LLC, et al.,

Washington, DC fraud charge lawyers represented Navistar Defense LLC (Navistar), an Illinois based manufacturer of military vehicles and subsidiary of Navistar International LLC, that was accused of defrauding the United States by fraudulently induced the U.S. Marine Corps to enter into a contract modification at inflated prices for a suspension system for armored vehicles known as Mine-Resistant... More...   $0 (05-28-2021 - DC)

United States ex rel. Rita Hayward v. SavaSeniorCare, LLC, et al.

SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava), based in Georgia, have agreed to pay $11.2 million, plus additional amounts if certain financial contingencies occur, to resolve allegations that Sava violated the False Claims Act by causing its skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to bill the Medicare program for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary or skilled, and to re... More...   $0 (05-22-2021 - )

United States ex rel. Jonathan Lord, M.D., et al. v. University of Miami

Miami, Florida qui tam lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a False Claims Act fraud claim theory.

The University of Miami (UM) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests, and submitting false claims through its laboratory and off campus hospital based facilities (“Hospital ... More...
   $0 (05-21-2021 - FL)

United States of America v. Drs. Gunjan Dhir and Gaurav Puri

Dallas, TX - Drs. Gunjan Dhir, 43, and Gaurav Puri, also 43, have owned and operated dental clinics and dental management companies throughout Texas since 2009. The clinics serve primarily low-income children enrolled in the Texas Medicaid program; the dental management companies provide management and administrative services to the clinics. After opening their first dental clinic in 2009, Drs. ... More...   $0 (05-17-2021 - TX)

United States ex rel. Jonathan Lord, M.D. v. University of Miami

Miami, Florida: The University of Miami (UM) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests, and submitting false claims through its laboratory and off campus hospital based facilities (“Hospital Facilities”).

According to court documents, the United States alleged that UM engaged in three p... More...
   $0 (05-11-2021 - OK)

Bruce P. Kingsley, ex rel. United States of America v. Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona False Claims Act lawyers represented Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital, which were accused of violating the Act.

Neurosurgical Associates, LTD and Dignity Health, d/b/a St. Joseph’s Hospital, agreed to pay $10 million to resolve civil allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA).

Dignity Health ... More...
   $0 (05-09-2021 - AZ)

United States of America v. Incyte Corporation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant, Incyte Corporation, which was accused of violating the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks.

From November 2011 through December 2014, Incyte Corporation purportedly used an independent foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of certain federal beneficiaries taking Incyte’s drug Jakafi, which was approved to tr... More...
   $0 (05-05-2021 - PA)

United States, ex rel. Rebecca Kovalich v. Preferred Pain Management & Spine Care, P.A. (PPM) and Dr. David Spivey

Greensboro, North Carolina civil litigation business law lawyers represented defendants charged with violating the False Claims Act.

Preferred Pain Management & Spine Care, P.A. (PPM) and its owner, Dr. David Spivey, have agreed to pay $789,292.95 to resolve civil allegations that PPM violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs for m... More...
   $0 (05-04-2021 - NC)

United States of America v. Wilson Asfora, M.D.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota health care fraud lawyer represented defendant charged with taking kickbacks.

Neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, M.D. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to illegal payments to Asfora to induce the use of certain... More...
   $0 (05-04-2021 - SD)

United States of America v. CareCloud Health, Inc.

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with health care fraud for paying kickbacks.



The United States alleged that CareCloud Health, Inc. f/k/a CareCloud Corporation (CareCloud), a Miami-based developer of electronic health records (EHR) software products and related services, violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute through its ... More...
   $0 (04-30-2021 - OK)

United States and the State of Tennessee ex. rel. Suzanne Alt, et al. v. Anesthesia Services Associates, PLLC, et al.

Nashville, Tennessee health care fraud law lawyer represented defendants who were accused with health care fraud.

Anesthesia Services Associates, PLLC d/b/a Comprehensive Pain Specialists (“CPS”), its four majority owners, Dr. Peter B. Kroll, Dr. Steven R. Dickerson, Dr. Gilberto A. Carrero, and Dr. Richard J. Muench (collectively, the “Owners”), and Russell S. Smith, D.C. – a f... More...
   $0 (04-26-2021 - TN)

United States of America v. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc., and the Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts false claims act violation lawyers represented the United States of America by suing Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc., and the Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc. (collectively “Massachusetts Eye and Ear”) have agreed to pay $2.678 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.... More...   $2600000 (04-22-2021 - MA)

United States ex. rel. Dove v. Doctors Care, P.A.

Columbia, South Carolina health care fraud false claims act lawyers represented the United States and the defendant, Doctors Care PA, South Carolina’s largest urgent care provider network – and its management company, UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc. (“UCI”), will pay $22.5 million to resolve civil allegations of healthcare fraud in violation of the False Claims Act.
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   $0 (04-10-2021 - SC)

United States ex rel. Arlene Klinke v. Dinesh Shah, M.D. and Michigan Physicians Group

Detroit, Michigan false claims act lawyer represented Defendants, Dinesh M. Shah, M.D. and his practice, Michigan Physicians Group, P.C., who were used on False Claims Act theories for knowingly billing federal healthcare programs for diagnostic testing that was either unnecessary or not performed. MPG is a Michigan professional corporation with primary offices located in Berkley and Livonia, Mic... More...   $0 (03-23-2021 - MI)

United States of America v. Jack Lee Stapleton and Jack Hunter Stapleton

Fort Lauderdale, Florida illegal kickback charge lawyer represented Defendants, Jack Lee Stapleton, of Gulf Stream, and Jack Hunter Stapleton, of Fort Lauderdale, formerly owned a marketing business in Fort Lauderdale which operated under various names, including CV McDowell LLC, and J&J Tel Marketing LLC (the Stapleton Entities).

The United States alleged that the Stapleton Entities, un... More...
   $0 (03-17-2021 - FL)

United States of America v. Kelly Wolfe

Tampa, Florida fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kelly Wolfe, of of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and filing a false tax return.

According to court documents, Wolfe and her conspirators used Regency to establish dozens of DME supply companies — or, rather, DME fronts — using trickery and deception. The... More...
   $0 (02-05-2021 - FL)

Mablay Construction, LLC, ex rel United States of America v. Handicare, USA, d/b/a Prism Medical Services

Washington, DC - Civil Litigation False Claims Act Qui Tam Lawyer

Handicare USA (doing business as Prism Medical Services), agreed to pay the United States $800,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in the performance of various contracts to install patient ceiling lifts in VA hospitals.

Handi... More...
   $0 (12-29-2020 - DC)

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft v. The State of Texas and Travis County, Texas

Austin, TX - Civil defense attorney represented Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft for installing defeat device software in diesel cars to evade compliance with the United States federally mandated emissions standards charge.



In 2006, after concluding that some of their diesel-engine cars would not meet
newly established U.... More...
   $0 (12-22-2020 - )

Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Dimitria Pope and Shannon Pickett

Austin, TX - Employee-side labor and employment attorney represented Dimitria Pope and Shannon Pickett with filing suit against appellant Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) under the Texas Whistleblower Act.




Pope and Pickett were employed by HHSC as the Director and Associateployment
Director, respectiv... More...
   $0 (12-20-2020 - TX)

United States of America v. Teresita Lumanas Alquero and Providence Home Health and Providence Hospice

Houston, Texas Teresita Lumanas Alquero and Providence Home Health and Providence Hospice knowingly and willfully committed health care fraud by paying improper kickbacks for referrals of Medicare patients to her businesses.

Teresita Lumanas Alquero owned both entities at the time of the alleged violations but has since sold them.

�We cannot tolerate kickbacks, especially those... More...
   $0 (12-15-2020 - OK)

United States ex rel. Franchek v. Workrite Ergonomics LLC, and Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co.

San Francisco, California qui tam lawyers represented companies that allegedly violated the False Claims Act.

Ergonomic office furniture maker Workrite Ergonomics LLC, a Delaware company, and its parent, Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. (collectively, Workrite), have agreed to pay $7.1 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they overcharged the federal government for... More...
   $0 (12-09-2020 - CA)

United States ex rel. Willis v. Mae Ava Carse Properties, LLC, et al.

Detroit, Michigan false claims act violation lawyer represented Mae Ava Carse Properties, LLC, PHP Property Managers, LLC, Claude E. Phillips Properties, LLC, and Deborah J. Payne who were sued for violating the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733, by knowingly and unlawfully collecting excess rent from certain tenants participating in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments ... More...   $150000 (12-05-2020 - MI)

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