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JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Suit
According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay $614 million to settle allegations by a whistleblower in a qui tam action that it violated the False Claims Act. According to its website, New York-based JP Morgan Chase is a worldwide financial services… Read More »
Kentucky Hospital Settles in Qui Tam Lawsuit
Saint Joseph Health System, Inc. doing business as Saint Joseph London Hospital (“St. Joseph”) has agreed to settle allegations by three whistleblowers that it violated the federal False Claims Act and the Stark Law. St. Joseph has agreed to pay $16.5 million to resolve the pending qui tam action against it. The qui tam… Read More »
Tennessee Clinics Settles False Claims Allegations
Two Tennessee orthopedic clinics have agreed to settle allegations asserted by a whistleblower in a qui tam action that the clinics violated the False Claims Act. Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics P.C. in Knoxville has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle the whistleblower’s allegations. Appalachian Orthopaedic Clinics P.C. in Kingsport will pay $550,000 to settle… Read More »
Nuclear Energy Product Provider Settles in Qui Tam Case
General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (“GE Hitachi”) has agreed to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations contained in a qui tam case filed by a whistleblower in North Carolina. North Carolina-based GE Hitachi is a subsidiary of General Electric Company, headquartered in Connecticut, and is partially owned by Hitachi, Ltd., based… Read More »
Therapy Providers Settles Whistleblower’s Allegations
Three affiliated nationwide therapy providers and a Missouri-based nursing home owner have agreed to pay $30 million settle allegations made by a whistleblower in a qui tam lawsuit that they violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. RehabCare Group, Inc., RehabCare Group East, Inc. (“Rehab”), Rehab Systems of Missouri (“Rehab Missouri”), and… Read More »
Federal Government Settles Whistleblower’s Qui Tam Case
The Justice Department has announced that the City of New York Department of Education (“NY DOE”) has agreed to settle False Claims Act violations alleged in a whistleblower’s qui tam action. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, the NY DOE will pay $1.375 million to the United States… Read More »
Nursing Facility Health Provider Settles Qui Tam Case
Two executives of now defunct HealthEssentials Solutions, Inc. have agreed to settle a qui tam case filed by two whistleblowers who alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act. HealthEssentials’ former chief executive officer, Michael Barr, has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve the whistleblowers’ allegations that he knowingly caused the submissions of… Read More »
California Medical Company Settles Whistleblower’s Suit
San Diego, California-based CareFusion, a medical technology company, has agreed to settle a False Claims Act suit brought by a whistleblower under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act for more than $40 million. The whistleblower alleged that CareFusion violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with the… Read More »
Genzyme Corp. Settles Qui Tam Suits
Massachusetts-based Genzyme Corporation has agreed to pay $22.28 million to settle two separate suits brought by three whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. Genzyme, a biotechnology company, was acquired by Sanofi-Aventis SA in April 2011. According to Sanofi’s website, it is a global entity that engages in research, development,… Read More »
Central Florida Adventist Hospitals Settles Qui Tam Suit
The Orlando Sentinel reports that a qui tam lawsuit brought by two whistleblowers alleging that several Adventist Health hospitals in Central Florida violated the False Claims Act has been settled for an undisclosed amount. An Order of Dismissal was entered in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on December… Read More »