Fraudulent Billing to Private Insurer Alone Does Not Create Strong Inference False Claims Were Submitted to Medicare; United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV 17-8446 PSG (JPRx), U.S. ex rel. Charles Puhl et al. v. Terumo BCT et al.January 17, 2020
The FCA Continues to Pay (For the Government): Key Takeaways from DOJ’s FY 2019 Fraud StatisticsJanuary 17, 2020
Resmed Corp. to Pay the United States $37.5 Million for Allegedly Causing False Claims Related to the Sale of Equipment for Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep-Related DisordersJanuary 17, 2020
Unlawful Retaliation Only One of Several Factors Leading to Relator’s Termination; United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit No. 18-14484, Jamie Nesbitt v. Candler County, GeorgiaJanuary 16, 2020
Failure to Connect Conduct to False Claims Fatal to Qui Tam Complaint; United States District Court for the District of New Jersey No. 13-3962, U.S. ex rel. Chunyan Cao v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLCJanuary 16, 2020
Requirement to Bill Liable Third Parties Before State Medicaid Program Material to State’s Decision to Pay; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 10 Civ. 9650 (RMB) (GWG), U.S. ex rel. June Raffington v. Bon Secours Health System Inc., et al.January 15, 2020
Amount of Financial Recovery Has No Bearing on Award of Attorneys’ Fees in Successful Qui Tam Case; U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas No. 16-2034-CM-JPO, U.S. ex rel. Bashar Sean Awad and Cynthia McKerrigan v. Coffey Health SystemJanuary 15, 2020
Former Countrywide Exec Awarded $57.6 Million in Whistleblower Case Involving Mortgage Fraud. One of the Largest Awards Ever.January 15, 2020
Normal Business Dealings Insufficient to Show Conspiracy to Avoid Anti-Dumping Duties; U.S. District Court for the Central District of California No. 2:17-cv-04393-RGK-KS, United States v. Vandewater International Inc., et al.January 14, 2020
Court Declines to Stay FCA Case Pending Outcome of Appeal to Court of International Trade; U.S. District Court for the Central District of California No. 2:17-cv-04393-RGK-KS, United States v. Vandewater International Inc., et al.January 14, 2020