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Jacksonville-Based Hospice Management Company Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
American Hospice Management Holdings LLC, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and two of its subsidiaries, Hospice of Arizona, L.C. and American Hospice Management, LLC, (collectively “American Hospice”) have agreed to settle charges that they violated the federal False Claims Act. According to American Hospice’s website, it is the oldest hospice management company in the United… Read More »
Grace Healthcare Settles False Claims Act Case for $2.7 Million
Grace Healthcare, LLC and its affiliated company, Grace Ancillary Services, LLC (collectively “Grace”) based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit for $2.7 million. Grace Healthcare is a nursing home manager. Grace Ancillary provided physical, occupational and speech therapy in some of the nursing facilities managed by Grace Healthcare. The… Read More »
Texas Medical Groups Agree to Settle False Claims Act Case for $2.3 Million
Children’s Physician Services of South Texas (“Physician”) in Corpus Christi, Texas and Radiology Associates (“Radiology”) have agreed to pay a combined total of $2.3 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claim Act and the Texas Medicaid Fraud Act. Specifically, it was alleged by whistleblower Diana Kulwicki, a former revenue manager and… Read More »
CH2M Agrees to Settle Civil and Criminal Charges for $18.5 Million
Colorado-based CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. (“CH2M”), an engineering services company, has agreed to settle criminal and civil charges regarding alleged time-card fraud. Carl Schroeder, a former employee of CH2M, initially brought suit against CH2M in 2009 under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The government later intervened. The government claimed… Read More »
Corning Agrees To Settle False Claims Litigation for $5.65 Million
New York-based Corning, Inc. has agreed to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act for $5.65 Million. Corning’s Life Sciences Division produces glass and ceramic components for consumer electronics, mobile emissions controls, and telecommunications. According to the Justice Department, in 2005, Corning entered into a contract to sell laboratory research products to… Read More »
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Civil and Criminal Charges
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (“Par”), based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court and agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations that it promoted the prescription drug Megace ES for off-label uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Par’s CEO Paul Campanelli pleaded guilty on Par’s behalf… Read More »
Ambulance Company Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A South Carolina ambulance company, Williston Rescue Squad, Inc. (“Williston”), has agreed to pay the United States $800,000 to settle allegations that Williston billed Medicare for ambulance rides that were medically unnecessary in violation of the False Claims Act. A clinical social worker at a facility that regularly receives Medicare patients transported by Williston… Read More »
UPDATE: U.S. Joins False Claims Act Suit Against Lance Armstrong
From 1996 to 2004, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) sponsored the racing team owned by Tailwind Sports, LLC of which Lance Armstrong was the lead rider and Johan Bruyneel was the manager. Between 2001 and 2004, the USPS paid $31 million in sponsorship fees for the team. The lawsuit, initially filed by whistleblower… Read More »
Florida Dermatologist Settles False Claims Act Case for $26.1 Million
The Justice Department announced the largest settlement with an individual in the Middle District of Florida under the False Claims Act. Steven J. Wasserman, M.D., a Venice dermatologist, has agreed to pay $26.1 million to settle charges that he accepted illegal kickbacks and performed skin surgeries on Medicare patients that were not medically necessary…. Read More »
New Jersey Hospital Settles Qui Tam Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has announced that the Cooper Health System, Inc. dba Cooper University Hospital (“Cooper”) has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a pending qui tam action. According to Cooper’s website, Cooper University Health Care is the clinical campus of Cooper Medical School of Rowan… Read More »