False Claims Act
October 31, 2014
North Florida Shipyards has agreed to pay the federal government $1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
To qualify as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) on Coast Guard ship repair contracts, a company must be...
October 24, 2014
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. has agreed to pay $350 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs by paying kickbacks to induce the referral of patients to its dialysis clinics, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
The settlement today resolves allegations...
October 22, 2014
Two groups of Houston-based diagnostic centers have agreed to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs for $2.6 million, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
One group of centers, which operates under the name One Step Diagnostic and is owned and controlled by Fuad Rehman Cochinwala...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
October 20, 2014
The federal government has elected to intervene in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and two of its subsidiaries, Sikorsky Support Services and Derco Aerospace Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.
The government’s...
October 13, 2014
The Boeing Company has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the U.S. Air Force in connection with maintenance contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Boeing is a giant in the aerospace and defense industries.
The government alleged that Boeing improperly charged...
October 10, 2014
Extendicare Health Services has agreed to pay $38 million to the federal government and eight state governments to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for worthless nursing services and medically unreasonable and unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services, the U.S. Department of Justice...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
October 8, 2014
DRS Technical Services Inc. has agreed to pay $13.7 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government in connection with work performed by DRS personnel who lacked the job qualifications required by contract, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
DRS designs, integrates, operates and maintains...
September 26, 2014
Caremark L.L.C., operated by CVS Caremark Corporation, has agreed to pay the U.S. federal government $6 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicaid for prescription drug beneficiaries who were eligible for drug benefits under Medicaid-administered private health plans, the U.S. Department of Justice...
CVS Caremark Corporation, False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
September 24, 2014
Pennsylvania-based Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC has agreed to pay $56.5 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Shire manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, including Adderall XR, Vyvanse, and Daytrana, which are approved for the treatment of...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
September 19, 2014
M.K. Battery and its parent company, East Penn Manufacturing, have agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Defense, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported earlier this week.
M.K. Battery produced backup batteries that operate Humvee turrets in the event that the engine...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, whistleblower attorney, Whistleblower awards
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