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U.S. Sues Florida Business for Alleged Procurement Fraud
The Justice Department announced that it has intervened in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act by a whistleblower against Air Ideal, Inc. According to its website, Air Ideal, Inc. is a multi-regional construction company based in Winter Park, Florida that provides general construction services and has current annual revenue of… Read More »
Arizona College District Settles Qui Tam Case
The Justice Department announced that the Maricopa County Community College District (“MCCCD”) in Arizona has agreed to settle a qui tam case alleging it had knowingly submitted false claims to the government in order to receive federal funds. MCCCD, based in Phoenix, operates the community college system in Maricopa County, Arizona. According to its… Read More »
Tennessee Home Health Company Settles False Claims Suit
The Justice Department reported that a home health agency, CareAll Management LLC, has agreed to settle a whistleblower’s qui tam lawsuit alleging it upcoded patient billings submitted to Medicare and Medicaid in violation of the False Claims Act. According to its website, CareAll is one of the largest providers of home health services in… Read More »
Hospital System Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Case
A press release by the Justice Department announced that Dignity Health (“Dignity”), formerly known as Catholic Healthcare West, has agreed to settle allegations by a whistleblower in a qui tam lawsuit that 13 of its hospitals submitted false claims to Medicare and TRICARE in violation of the False Claims Act. According to its website,… Read More »
DaVita to Pay $389 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations
The Department of Justice announced that DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. (“DaVita”) has agreed to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute for $350 million, plus the civil forfeiture of $39 million. The allegations were first made in a lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False… Read More »
Boeing Settles False Claims Act Case for $23 Million
The Justice Department announced that the Boeing Company has agreed to settle four whistleblowers’ qui tam claims alleging violations of the False Claims Act. Boeing has agreed to pay the federal government $23 million to resolve the allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States for work on government contracts. Boeing is… Read More »
Extendicare Health Services Settles False Claims Act Case
The Justice Department announced that Extendicare Health Services, Inc. (“Extendicare”) and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (“ProStep”) have agreed to settle two whistleblowers’ qui tam claims that they violated the False Claims Act by billing government health care programs for substandard nursing services and billing for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically necessary… Read More »
Shire Pharmaceuticals Settles False Claims Act Case
According to the Department of Justice, Shire Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Shire”) has agreed to settle two qui tam lawsuits brought by whistleblowers alleging violations of the False Claims Act for allegedly making false and unsupported claims related to Adderall XR, Vyvanse, Daytrana, and promoting off-label uses of its drugs Pentasa, and Lialda. According to the… Read More »
Florida Home Health Agency Agrees to Settle Qui Tam Case
According to the Justice Department, A Plus Home Health Care, Inc. (“A Plus”), a Ft. Lauderdale home health care agency, and its owners have agreed to settle a qui tam case brought by a whistleblower alleging violations of the False Claims Act and payment of illegal kickbacks. Specifically, it was alleged that A Plus,… Read More »
Florida Sleep Clinic Settles False Claims Act Case
The Justice Department announced that The Sleep Medicine Center, Inc. (“Sleep Medicine”) and two physicians, Hubert Zachary and George Restea, have agreed with the federal government to settle allegations initiated by a whistleblower in a qui tam complaint that the trio violated the False Claims Act. The federal government announced that it will move… Read More »