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Former Osteo Relief Institutes (“ORI”) and their owners have agreed to settle False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations for $7.1 million. A lawsuit alleged that the ORI’s knowingly submitted and billed Medicare for…
American Airlines has agreed to pay $22.1 million to resolve False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations for falsely reporting times it transferred possession of mail to foreign postal administrations under contracts with the…
The hospital entities of Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center and the Sanford Clinic (collectively, “Sanford”) in South Dakota have agreed to resolve False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations by paying $20.25 million. Sanford…
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) was enacted in 1863 as a tool to combat fraud against the government. The FCA provides that any person who knowingly submits a false claim or causes…
Former CEO Luke Hillier of the Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc., has agreed to pay the U.S. Government $20 million to settle alleged False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations. United States ex rel….
Verizon wirelines retailer, Russell Cellular, Inc., has been sued in federal court for violations of the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act (“NMMWA”). The lawsuit involves claims by two former store managers who…
ITT Cannon has agreed to pay $11 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations that it supplied electrical connectors to the military that had not been properly tested. These untested…
Beaver Medical Group L.P. (“Beaver”) and its physician, Dr. Sherif Khalil, have agreed to pay over $5 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations. According to the Department of Justice,…
Consumer foods company Reckitt Benckiser Group, PLC (“RB Group”) has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve civil and criminal allegations under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) regarding alleged false marketing of…
Encompass Health Corporation (“Encompass”), one of the nation’s largest operator of inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) has agreed to settle False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations for $48 million. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”)…
Two recent lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) have prompted the United…
Under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), individuals are allowed to sue for fraud on behalf of the United States and share in the recovery, if any. The act gives the government the…
Last week, IBM and Curam Software have agreed to pay $14.8 million to settle alleged False Claims Act (“FCA”) violations. The settlement was reached after IBM was accused of material misrepresentations to…
A Wichita, Kansas Cardiologist has agreed to settle alleged False Claims Act (“FCA”) violations for $5.8 million. Dr. Galichia was alleged to have knowingly submitted false billings for surgical procedures in violation…
When a worker leaves a company, either voluntarily or involuntarily, it is not uncommon for the employer to ask them to sign a severance agreement. Such documents often contain a clause that…
A Kansas federal district court recently conditionally certified an overtime case brought by engineers working at Amazon. When there is one employee who has been wrongfully denied overtime without proper pay, there…
A recent settlement reached by a major oil and gas marketer, its employee and the government proves that third parties who do not directly do business or interact with government agencies are…
Hospital chain Intermountain Healthcare agreed to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) case, which alleged it sought reimbursement for unnecessary heart procedures. This result eliminates an opportunity for the Supreme Court to…
The Department of Justice announced a settlement of its allegations that a software development company, Informatica LLC violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The DOJ alleged in United States ex rel. Sullivan…
Another class action certification has been won by distributor-drivers who claimed they were misclassified as independent contractors and denied overtime pay. The distributors fought hard in their ongoing unpaid overtime compensation lawsuit…