Category: Healthcare Fraud
Start-Up Medical Device Fraud is Rampant in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley has become a hotbed for start-up medical device companies…and also some medical device fraud. In particular, several medical device companies are marketing their...
DOJ Recovers Funds from Physician Who Allegedly Received Kickbacks
Last year, medical device maker CareFusion agreed to pay the government $40.1 million to settle False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that it paid kickbacks to...
Daiichi Sankyo Whistleblower Case Returns Over $39 Million to the Government
We recently announced that Daiichi Sankyo had agreed to pay $39, 015, 770 plus interest to resolve our client’s lawsuit. The qui tam case was...
Relator Shares May Still be Viable after Company Self-Reports
After learning that their employers have supposedly self-disclosed fraud to the Government, would-be whistleblowers may believe that their potential qui tam actions are somehow barred simply...
Seven Whistleblowers Team up to Blow the Whistle on Neurosurgeon and Medical Device Supplier for Allegedly Violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute
First brought to the attention of the government in January 2012 by a qui tam lawsuit filed by several physicians, and others, the Justice Department...
Healthcare Fraud Doesn’t Only Affect the Federal Fisc
According to the FBI, rooting out health care fraud is central to the well- being of both our citizens and the overall economy. Not only...
More to Come on the Heels of Tenet Healthcare Payout?
A 2009 False Claims Act complaint accused Tenet of hospital fraud by paying kickbacks to doctors based on referrals. As the result, the complaint contends...
What Does the latest DOJ Fraud Statistics Overview mean for Medicare Fraud and Medicaid Fraud Qui Tam Whistleblowers?
New healthcare qui tam filings have steadily increased over the years from 3 in FY 1987 to a high of 500 in FY 2013. The...
DOJ Recovers $2.6 Billion from Health Care Fraud False Claims Act Cases in FY 2013
The Justice Department recently reported that it recovered a stunning $3.8 billion from False Claims Act recoveries. Of that amount, $2.6 billion was attributed to health care fraud cases...