Kickbacks

Law Enforcement In The Health Care Industry: What Do New Cases Against Novartis Tell Us?

by Jonathan Sack | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 5/9/2013

In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have faced criminal investigations and charges in regard to alleged off-label marketing of prescription drugs and kickbacks to doctors. For this reason, the filing last month of two...more

US Sues Novartis for Alleged Pharmacy Kickback Scheme

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/30/2013

Swiss drug maker Novartis has been sued by a U.S. Attorney for allegedly paying kickbacks to pharmacies that converted thousands of patients to one of its drugs. The civil fraud suit accuses the company of disguising the...more

Arrests Made and Investigation Underway at a Chicago Hospital

by King & Spalding on 4/23/2013

On April 16, 2013, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois announced the arrest in Chicago of the owner and senior executive of Sacred Heart Hospital...more

CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Insurers To End Kickbacks To Lenders

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 4/8/2013

The CFPB has announced four enforcement actions to end what the Bureau believes to be improper kickbacks paid by mortgage insurers to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. The CFPB filed complaints and proposed consent...more

CFPB announces settlement of four enforcement actions against mortgage insurers

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/5/2013

The CFPB announced the settlement of enforcement actions brought in federal district court in Florida against four national mortgage insurers involving allegations that the insurers paid kickbacks to mortgage lenders in...more

McNulty’s Maxim No. 3 and Response to Allegations of Bribery

by Thomas Fox on 3/26/2013

In a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article by Chris Matthews, Joe Palazzolo and Shira Ovide, entitled “U.S. Probes Microsoft Bribery Allegations”, they reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange...more

Insurance Coverage for Healthcare False Claims Act, Stark, and HIPAA/HITECH Government Investigations

by King & Spalding on 3/1/2013

Federal enforcement of False Claims Act (FCA), Stark anti-kickback, and HIPAA/HITECH claims against healthcare companies continues to rise rapidly. FCA recoveries by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) exceeded $9.5 billion...more

Down The RICO Rabbit Hole: John Reynolds And The Hospital For Special Surgery

by Robert Radick | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 2/13/2013

To state that the federal RICO statue has long since slipped the bounds of Congress’s original intent is hardly a novel observation. Although the U.S. Attorney’s Manual points out that "the purpose of the RICO statute is 'the...more

Major New Jersey Health System Pays $12.6 Million To Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Physician Kickback Scheme

by Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr., Evan Krick, Dee Spagnuolo | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/31/2013

Federal prosecutors recently announced a $12.6 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with a major New Jersey health system to resolve allegations that the system paid outside physicians in order to increase referrals....more

Government Fails to Prove Alleged Kickback Scheme Violates False Claims Act

by James Holloway | Ober|Kaler on 12/7/2012

When the U.S Justice Department alleges a violation of the False Claims Act (FCA), some health care providers conclude that they must reach a settlement with the government because they cannot win — or cannot afford to win —...more

Healthcare Legal News - May 16, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 4

by Dickinson Wright on 5/16/2012

In this issue: - Private Civil Enforcement Actions Increasing: The Ameritox vs. Millennium Lawsuit By L. Pahl Zinn, and Christian G. Ohanian As healthcare and antitrust enforcement by governmental agencies...more

A Marriage of Convenience: Are medical device manufacturers courting surgeons for business?

by Steve Berman on 7/1/2008

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a story on knee and hip replacement manufacturers and the agreements these companies set up with surgeons throughout the United States. The article highlights competition tactics that...more

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