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Kickbacks
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Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Relator Share of 29% to Whistleblowers in $54M Teva Pharmaceuticals Settlement
Last month, a New York federal court awarded two whistleblowers a 29% relator share of a multi-million dollar False Claims Act settlement. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA (“Teva”) and two of its…
California Attorneys Representing Licensed, Regulated And Other Professionals
California Doctor Who Bought Pacific Hospital in Long Beach Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Allowing Continuance of Kickback Arrangements
By greenandassociatesgreenandassociates-blogspot-com
On January 17, 2020, Dr. Faustino Bernadett, a physician who is also the former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach hospital was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for "misprision…
Health Law Diagnosis
DOJ Reaches Settlement with Patient Assistance Foundation Resolving Allegations of FCA Violations
On January 21, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $3 million settlement with Patient Services, Inc. (PSI) to resolve allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations. The DOJ alleged that…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Resmed Corp. to Pay the United States $37.5 Million for Allegedly Causing False Claims Related to the Sale of Equipment for Sleep Apnea and Other Sleep-Related Disorders
ResMed Corp., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in San Diego, California, has agreed to pay more than $37.5 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
Kickback scheme alleged at City Colleges of Chicago
The numbers for City Colleges of Chicago are impressive: seven community colleges, six satellite campuses, 4,000 instructors and more than 80,000 students across the metro. Another figure has been making…
White Collar Law & Investigations
Life Sciences Investors Beware: Private Equity Firm Settles Federal False Claims Act Suit Regarding Compounding Pharmacy It Managed
By Samuel Bauer
On September 18, 2019, the Department of Justice announced a $21.36 million settlement to resolve a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit alleging a fraudulent kickback scheme through which a pharmaceutical company (Patient…
Waller Law Blogs
What PE firms, healthcare investors need to know about False Claims Act liability
By Jesse C. NeilJustin R. Hickerson
09.27.19A lawsuit arising from False Claims Act (FCA) allegations was resolved last week when compounding pharmacy Diabetic Care Rx LLC, or Patient Care America (PCA), two of its executives and…
Health Law Diagnosis
DOJ Reaches $21.36 Million Agreement with Compounding Pharmacy, Two of its Executives, and Managing Private Equity Firm to Resolve FCA Allegations
By Leslie Levinson, Conor Duffy
On September 18, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $21.36 million settlement with compounding pharmacy Patient Care America (PCA), as well as PCA’s Chief Executive, PCA’s former Vice…
Zalma on Insurance
A Major Fraud Scheme is Important to the State
By Barry Zalma
When the State of California is Plaintiff Case Cannot be Removed to Federal Court When a defendant in a qui tam – whistle blower – suit brought for violation of…
Riverside Tax Attorney Blog
Ex-Navy Contractor Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Kickback Scheme and Tax Fraud
Ex-Navy Contractor, a Ventura County, California, resident, Was Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Kickback Scheme and Tax Fraud. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California…