44 results for 'nos:"Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property"'.
J. Lawson denies the home health care and hospice company's motion to dismiss an action brought by the relator under the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback statute. The relator claims the company, which operates more than 300 home health care agencies across the nation, admitted ineligible patients for care and billed Medicare for excessive or medically unnecessary services. The relator also alleges the company compensated a doctor for falsifying patient certification forms and fired her for voicing concerns. The relator alleged sufficient facts to support the claims that the company and its subsidiary submitted false claims for payment.
Court: USDC Middle District of Georgia, Judge: Lawson, Filed On: August 23, 2023, Case #: 7:21cv17, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Medicare, False Claims
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J. Wettre transfers claims contending a medical supply company submitted false claims to state and federal health programs to the northern district of Texas. Although the case has been pending for several years, relator's amended complaint was unsealed in late 2022. Meanwhile, relator was employed in Texas, and the companies did not have a branch or office in New Jersey.
Court: USDC New Jersey, Judge: Wettre , Filed On: June 30, 2023, Case #: 2:19cv5527, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Venue, False Claims
J. Vilardo allows plaintiff, a podiatrist who worked for an LLC wholly owned by defendant, to continue claims contending defendant reused single-use medication vials and solicited unearned payments. Plaintiff implicitly admits he did not know whether defendant utilized partially used medication for Medicare or Medicaid payments or inflated federal or state bills, but he established he had been immediately fired after bringing his concerns to federal and state officials.
Court: USDC Western District of New York, Judge: Vilardo , Filed On: June 20, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv505, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: False Claims, Whistleblowers
J. Thrash denies the company owner's and CEO's motion to dismiss a fraud action brought by the relator under the False Claims Act against her former employer alleging that it underwrote government-insured mortgages that were riskier than allowed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration. The relator's motion for leave to amend the amended action is granted because there has been no undue delay on the part of the relator and granting leave to amend would not prejudice the company owner.
Court: USDC Northern District of Georgia, Judge: Thrash, Filed On: June 15, 2023, Case #: 1:16cv3812, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: False Claims
J. Hollander denies a pharmacist his motion for partial summary judgment before discovery following the criminal prosecution of his former employer, a pharmacy owner, who submitted false claims to Medicare and TRICARE and a created a kickback scheme. However, because multiple documents remain sealed from the criminal trial, the pharmacist cannot prove himself as an original source of information, which the owner contests, so summary judgment cannot be awarded.
Court: USDC Maryland, Judge: Hollander, Filed On: May 24, 2023, Case #: 1:17cv2335, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Medicare, Discovery, False Claims
J. Thrash partially grants the employer's motion to dismiss an action brought by the relator alleging violations of the False Claims Act. The relator claimed that the employer billed the government for durable medical equipment which was medically unnecessary, overpriced or not in compliance with state healthcare regulations. However, the relator's claims with regard to some violations of the licensing scheme raise concerns as to whether the equipment supplied by the employer was safe and effective for patients in Florida to use. The relator also presented facts showing that the employer's licensing lapses were knowing and not the result of simple negligence.
Court: USDC Northern District of Georgia, Judge: Thrash, Filed On: May 22, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv4181, NOS: Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)) - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: False Claims