False Claims / Whistleblowers
March 26, 2014
Lantheus Medical Imaging and Bristol-Myers Squibb have agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle allegations that the company failed to pay New York State and City taxes, in violation of the False Claims Act, the New York Attorney General’s office announced.
Lantheus and its former parent company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, allegedly did not pay applicable New York State business...
False Claims Act, New York False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Tax Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
March 25, 2014
California-based Bizlink Technology, Inc. (BTI) has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by underpaying customs duties owed on goods imported from China, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced earlier this month.
BTI allegedly underpaid customs duties on goods that BTI...
March 13, 2014
Keith Edwards, the whistleblower who provided tips that led to JPMorgan & Chase’s $614 million False Claims Act settlement, will receive $63.9 million as his portion of the settlement, the Chicago Tribune reported last week. Edwards was formerly an employee of JPMorgan.
JPMC admitted that, for more than a decade, it approved thousands of Federal Housing...
March 19, 2014
American Family Care Inc. has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal health care program Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. American Family Care is a network of walk-in medical clinics headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., with offices in Alabama,...
March 14, 2014
CLP HealthcareServices, the parent company of Hospice Compassus, has agreed to pay $3.92 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced yesterday.
Hospices provide palliative care...
False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
March 11, 2014
Florida-based Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc. (Halifax) have agreed to pay $85 million to settle allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, in violation of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Halifax allegedly also violated the Stark Law.
The Stark...
March 7, 2014
Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC have agreed to pay $3.4 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government by fixing the prices of government cargo transportation contracts between the United States and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Sea Star Line...
March 6, 2014
SelfRefind and PremierTox LLC have agreed to pay $15.75 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Kentucky’s Medicaid program for tests that were medically unnecessary, more expensive than those performed, or billed in violation of the Stark Law, the Department of Justice announced.
Drs. Bryan Wood...
February 28, 2014
Ohio-based Omnicare Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government $4.19 million to resolve allegations that the company engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. Omnicare provides pharmaceuticals and services to long-term care facilities and residents and other senior populations.
The settlement...
February 26, 2014
Diagnostic Imaging Group (DIG) has agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs in connection with medical tests that were not performed or were medically unnecessary, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
The settlement resolves...
False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
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