The Fourth Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Adopting the “One Purpose Test” While Upholding a $114M Jury VerdictMarch 15, 2021
Stafford Act Administrative Procedures Apply to Grant Applicants, Not Government Fraud Investigators; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana No. 16-15092, U.S. ex rel. Robert Romero v. AECOM, et al.March 15, 2021
Compliance Project Abandoned as Too Costly Strong Evidence of Scienter; United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, No. SA-17-CV-00317-XR, U.S. ex rel. Tiffany Montcrieff, et al. v. Peripheral Vascular Associates P.A.March 15, 2021
Ohio Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Facilities Settle Kickback and Fraud Allegations for $10 MillionMarch 15, 2021
North Carolina DME Provider Sentenced for Fraud, with Additional Penalties of Over $12 MillionMarch 15, 2021
Court Rejects But-For Argument in AKS Case; United States District Court for the District of Minnesota No. 13-cv-3003 (WMW/DTS), U.S. ex rel. Kipp Fesenmaier v. the Cameron-Ehlen Group Inc. and Paul EhlenMarch 12, 2021
Promise to Share Recovery Did Not Include Government’s Portion; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida No. 2:11-cv-14-FtM-29MRM, U.S. ex rel. Bradley Nurkin v. Health Management Associates Inc., et al.March 12, 2021
Individual Prosecutions Down But Corporate Resolutions Steady for DOJ’s Fraud Section in 2020, with More in the PipelineMarch 12, 2021
Court Nudges Relator to Identify More Facts to Support Alleged Kickback Scheme; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida No. 8:18-cv-396-T-36JSS, U.S. ex rel. Christina Paul v. Biotronik Inc.March 11, 2021
Poorly Written Complaint Inconsistently Defined Billing Codes, Failed to Describe Insurance Program Billing Requirements; United States District Court for the Northern District of California No. 19-cv-03105-VKD, Kristen Petrick, et al. v. Stars Bay Area Inc.March 11, 2021