Tampa, Florida Qui tam lawyer represented plaintiff on a False Claims Act claim against Doctor's Choice Home Care, Inc. and former executives paying financial inducements to doctors for referrals.

Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc. and its former executives, Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen, have agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve allegations that the home health agency provided impr... More...   $0 (12-01-2020 - FL)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania qui tam lawyer represented plaintiff who sued Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) subsidiary Medical Device Business Services, Inc. (“MDBS”) for violating the False Claims Act.

Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) subsidiary Medical Device Business Services, Inc. (“MDBS”) agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that Therakos, Inc., a former J&J sub... More...   $10000000 (11-22-2020 - PA)

Wilmington, Delaware false claims act lawyer represented Eranga Cardiology, P.A. and Dr. Eranga Haththotuwa who were accused with committing health care fraud arising under the False Claims Act. Eranga Cardiology is a cardiology practice with locations in Milford and Dover.

From April 2014 to March 2020, the practice submitted claims for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid that requi... More...   $0 (11-13-2020 - DE)

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)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Wisconsin-Based Nonprofit To Pay $1.9 Million To Settle Allegations Of False Claims And Kickbacks On Federal Contracts For Blind Workers

Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc. (IBI) has agreed to pay the United States $1,938,684.09 to resolve allegations that IBI violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act in connection with certain federal ... More...   $1938684 (10-01-2020 - WV)

Plaintiffs Arash Alborzi, M.D., and Arash Alborzi, M.D.,
Inc. sued defendants University of Southern California, Keck
School of Medicine of USC, and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
(collectively, USC); as well as Concord Hospitalist Group and
Elevate Health Group. Alborzi and his corporation were part of a
panel of on-call physicians at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Plaintiffs
alleged... More...   $0 (10-01-2020 - CA)

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)

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)

Boston, MA - Fraud defense lawyer represented Novatris Pharmaceuticals Corporation sued for violating the False Claims Act by suing three foundations as conduits to pay the copayments of Medicare patients taking Gilenya and Afinitor.


Novartis agreed to pay $642 million to settle the claims being made against it. A second settlement resolved claims arising from the company�s allege... More...   $642000000 (07-02-2020 - MA)

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)