Posted on 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-...
Posted on March 19, 2014
Washington State University has recently installed a mini wind farm on its Vancouver campus, reported The Oregonian in late February. The five wind turbines, which generate enough energy to power a house, are a key component in the school’s 2-year-old renewable energy program....
Posted on 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...
Posted on March 14, 2014
On Jan. 10, 2014, the Hon. George C. Hernandez, Jr. denied Bexco’s Motion to Strike portions of TCG client Peter Englander’s complaint, leaving intact Englander’s allegations in the complaint that all upholstered furniture products with foam padding containing the Proposition 65-...
Posted on 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.
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Posted on March 13, 2014
The Conran Shop issued a recall of wooden dining tables because the lacquer paint contains lead in excess of federal standards. The recalled wooden tables have a table top wrapped in brass. The brass has been coated with zinc to give it a green patina, and then coated with a clear matte...
Posted on March 12, 2014
California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed 2014-2015 budget will allocate $765,000 to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). The money will allow OEHHA to revise the Proposition 65 warning regulations and develop...
Posted on March 11, 2014
A bill allowing municipalities and counties in Utah to make bulk purchases of renewable energy power stalled in the House, reported The Salt Lake Tribune in February. HB110 expands upon legislation passed in 2012 that enabled large electricity customers to purchase power from renewable...
Posted on 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...
Posted on 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...
