Bulletproof Vest Maker Demurs on DOJ Settlement
In a 14-year-old lawsuit over defective bulletproof vests, a federal judge urged one of the last defendants standing Wednesday to lay down his armor and settle with the government.
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Silly Petition or Federal Fraud? The 10th Circuit Will Decide
A man convicted of asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pay his debts entertained an incredulous 10th Circuit panel Thursday.
Read moreDoctor Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against DC Hospital
Casting himself as a whistleblower in a federal complaint, a doctor says he lost his job after reporting Medicare overbilling to the D.C. City Council.
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Fighter-Jet Whistleblower Case Lands in Fifth Circuit
With Lockheed Martin in the crosshairs of a whistleblower who claims its fighter-jet program defrauded the United States of more than $50 million, attorneys for the defense giant urged a Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday to affirm a lower court’s dismissal of the case.
Read moreCelgene Fined $280 Million
Celgene will pay $280 million to the United States, 28 states and the District of Columbia to settle claims it promoted cancer drugs Thalomid and Revlimid for unapproved uses and submitted fraudulent Medicare and Medi-Cal claims for it, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read moreSupplier Must Face Claims Over Defective Body Armor
A federal judge ruled the government can revive parts of a False Claims Act lawsuit against a materials supplier that contracted with a now-defunct body armor maker over its failure to disclose damaging information about defective bulletproof vests.
Read moreDrug Company Back on the Hook for Adulterated HIV Drugs
The Ninth Circuit has ordered Gilead Sciences back to court to defend against accusations that it made false statements about complying with federal regulations on HIV drugs.
Read moreMissouri Hospitals Settle Medicaid-Billing Suit for $34M
Settling claims that its chemotherapy services were linked to an illegal referral scheme, two hospitals in southwest Missouri agreed Thursday to pay the U.S. government $34 million.
Read moreProsecutor Accusing Sprint of Swindling Feds Can’t Intervene in Suit
A career prosecutor who accused Sprint of swindling the federal government out of millions of dollars in surveillance services suffered a stinging loss when the Ninth Circuit ruled he couldn’t intervene in the government’s lawsuit against the telecom.
Read more$11.4 Million Settlement
Braden Partners dba Pacific Pulmonary Services, an oxygen tank supplier, will pay $11.4 million to settle kickback charges under the False Claims Act; the whistleblower will get $1.8 million, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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The federal government claims Acacia Mental Health Clinic and its owner subjected patients to unnecessary drug testing to bilk the Wisconsin Medicaid program by filing false claims for inflated reimbursement.
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A federal judge ruled in favor of the government for its claims that home health-care provider Dynamic Visions Inc. and its owner knowingly forged plans of care accompanying Medicaid claims.
Read moreJustices Hold Violating Seal in False Claims Act Case Not Fatal
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a violation of the False Claims Act’s seal requirement does not require that a lawsuit filed under the Act be dismissed.
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