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Kickbacks
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Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Clinical Laboratories Indicted for Medicaid Fraud and Illegal Kickbacks
A Massachusetts grand jury indicted four clinical laboratories for Medicaid fraud and paying illegal kickbacks. The Massachusetts Attorney General also charged the laboratories’ owners, two marketing companies, and a physician…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Sham Speaker Events Result in Convictions in Insys Kickback Case
Last month, a federal jury in Florida found two men guilty of kickback-related charges involving sham speaker events. The government continues its enforcement efforts against bogus speaker programs. This case…
Legal Profession Blog
Paradis Lost
A convicted attorney's effort to either resign or be placed on disability status was rejected by the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial DepartmentRespondent's conviction arose from his…
Inside the False Claims Act
False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q1 2022
The first quarter of 2022 brought news of several noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) settlements, including several settlements by physicians regarding arrangements deemed to be unlawful kickbacks and the first…
Rivkin Rounds
DOJ Intervenes in Kickback Lawsuit Against Lab and Hospital Execs
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently intervened in an action filed in Texas against two laboratory CEOs, one hospital CEO, and numerous other executives, employees, and recruiters, seeking civil…
Health Law Blog
NEW EKRA INTERPRETATION PROVIDES SOME GUIDANCE IN ITS APPLICATION
On October 24, 2018, the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) was enacted. Broadly speaking, EKRA prohibits soliciting, receiving, paying, or offering “any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate)…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Kickbacks in Violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute: Another Hospital Nabbed By DOJ
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire announced the settlement of an improper kickback case involving Catholic Medical Center (CMC). The New Hampshire hospital will pay $3.8…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Clients’ False Claims Act Suit Against Cardinal Health Leads to $13.125 Million Recovery
The United States and several states have settled a federal and state False Claims Act case brought by clients of the Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC, against Cardinal Health Inc., one…
Inside the False Claims Act
2021 Recap: Hospitals’ Significant False Claims Act Settlements
Each year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) recovers millions of dollars through False Claims Act (FCA) settlements, and 2021 was no exception. Some of the most sizeable or otherwise noteworthy…
Health Law Diagnosis
DOJ Focused on Toxicology Testing – EKRA and Anti-Kickback Statute Violations Abound
By Danielle Tangorre, Guest Contributor
On November 4, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of several South Florida addiction treatment facility operators following a seven-week trial. The initial indictment was filed in…