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Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, LLC Settles False Claims Act Case for $3.8 Million
Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, LLC, located in Decatur, Georgia, and its affiliates RCOG Cancer Centers LLC, Physician Oncology Services Management Company LLC, and Physician Oncology Services L.P. (collectively “RCOG”) have agreed to settle a consolidated qui tam action for $3.8 million. RCOG was named in two separate complaints filed under the qui tam provisions… Read More »
Universal Health Services Pays $6.85 Million to Settle Qui Tam Action
Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”) and its subsidiaries, Keystone Education and Youth Services LLC and Keystone Marion LLC, have agreed to settle a whistleblower suit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The qui tam action was initially filed by whistleblowers, Megan Johnson, Leslie Webb and Kimberly Stafford-Payne, former employees… Read More »
Whistleblower Settlement With Tampa-Based WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Finalized
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (“WellCare”), based in Tampa, Florida, announced that the $137.5 million settlement of four qui tam complaints and related civil investigations by the United States’ Attorneys for the Middle District of Florida and District of Connecticut has been finalized. WellCare is a managed care services company that administers federal health care… Read More »
Chicago-Area LifeWatch Services Settles Whistleblower Suits for $18.5 Million
LifeWatch Services, Inc., (“LifeWatch”) has agreed to settle two pending qui tam complaints for $18.5 million. The whistleblowers, Ryan Sims and Sara Collins, both former LifeWatch employees, alleged that LifeWatch improperly billed Medicare for ambulatory cardiac telemetry (“ACT”) services. ACT is a type of cardiac monitoring that uses mobile phone technology to record cardiac… Read More »
Lockheed Martin Settles Whistleblower Suit for $15.85 Million
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin (“Lockheed”) has agreed to settle a whistleblower suit involving one of its subcontractors, Tools & Metals of Fort Worth, Texas. The qui tam complaints by whistleblowers Robert B. Spencer and John Becker, both former employees of Tools & Metals, alleged that Tools & Metals improperly inflated the cost of tools… Read More »
Construction Companies Pony Up $47 Million To Settle Qui Tam Action
The Department of Justice announced that Harbert Corporation, Harbert International, Inc., Bill Harbert International Constructions Inc., Harbert Construction Services (U.K.) Ltd. and Bilhar International Establishment (collectively “Harbert Companies”) have agreed to pay $47 Million to settle a whistleblower suit first filed in 1995. The whistleblower action, filed under the qui tam provisions of the… Read More »
JP Morgan Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Suit for $45 Million
JP Morgan Chase Bank (“JP Morgan”) has agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit filed in 2006 in the United States District Court in Atlanta, Georgia. The whistleblower suit, initiated by two mortgage brokers, alleges that JP Morgan, as well as several other banks and mortgage companies, violated the False Claims Act in connection… Read More »
Odyssey Healthcare Settles Whistleblower Suit For $25 Million
The Department of Justice announced that Odyssey Healthcare (“Odyssey”), a subsidiary of Gentiva Health Services, Inc., has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit for $25 million. Odyssey is a provider of hospice services in 27 states. The settlement resolves claims in three whistleblower lawsuits filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims… Read More »
U.S. Intervenes in American Commercial College, Inc. Qui Tam Action
The United States has intervened in a qui tam action filed against American Commercial College Inc. (“ACC”), a chain of for-profit colleges located in west Texas. The action was filed under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act by whistleblowers Shawn Clark and Anthony Delgado, former ACC employees. The whistleblowers’ complaint alleges… Read More »
Court of Appeals Reinstates Whistleblower Action Against Medco Health
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a qui tam action filed against Medco Health Solutions (“Medco”) and its subsidiaries by whistleblowers Lucas Matheny and Deborah Loveland. The qui tam complaint had previously been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for failure to state a claim…. Read More »