There have been several noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) settlements in the second quarter of 2023.
Four of these settlements have come in over $20 million. This post summarizes key settlements of interest....more
7/18/2023
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Stark Law
The roller coaster ride of U.S. ex rel. Ruckh v. Genoa Healthcare, LLC continues. In a previous post, we wrote about the staggering $348 judgment entered following a jury verdict against a management company and skilled...more
In recent years, healthcare providers have increasingly faced civil and criminal enforcement actions premised on the allegation that services billed to government healthcare programs were not medically necessary. As a result,...more
10/9/2018
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Reversal
A recent jury verdict in an FCA lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida resulted in a not-so-subtle reminder of just how high the stakes can be in such litigation....more
3/15/2017
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Statistical Sampling ,
Treble Damages