Federal whistleblowers have been exposing health care fraud for years. The False Claims Act (“FCA”) contains robust whistleblower provisions and protections that reward whistleblowers with financial payouts. The process for...more
On March 19, 2021, a Southern District of New York judge denied a motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit alleging that Omnicare - a subsidiary of CVS Health Corp. - “dispensed drugs based on invalid prescriptions...more
Omnicare and CVS Face Fraudulent Billing Lawsuit - On Tuesday, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced a False Claims Act lawsuit against Omnicare, Inc. and its parent company, CVS Health...more
In United States ex rel. Spay v. CVS Caremark Corp., 875 F.3d 746 (3d Cir. 2017), the Third Circuit recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a former employee’s False Claims Act (“FCA”) claim against CVS Caremark...more
The United States Justice Department (DOJ) announced this week that Omnicare, Inc. (Omnicare), the largest nursing home pharmacy in the United States, will pay approximately $28 million dollars to resolve charges that it...more
The FCA’s public disclosure bar precludes liability when a relator’s allegations have been publicly disclosed in a list of statutorily enumerated sources. Last week, the First Circuit added to the growing jurisprudence both...more
On June 10, 2014, a New York federal court dismissed, in part, state and federal False Claims Act (FCA) claims brought against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and pharmacies to which it distributed (CVS Caremark Corp.,...more
Earlier this month, Caremark Incorporated – a drug benefit management company operated by drug retail giant CVS Caremark Corporation –agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle allegations that it knowingly failed to reimburse...more