A lawsuit is moving forward against two large healthcare organizations that allegedly terminated contracts after two Charlotte doctors refused to take part in a false billing scheme after a federal judge ruled that corporate entities have standing to bring ...

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  The federal government has agreed not to continue appealing claims that a private contractor committed fraud under the False Claims Act after the contractor was granted summary judgment in federal court in North Carolina’s eastern district, defense attorneys report. ...

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A pair of lawyers from the Carolinas played a role in securing more than $50 million in payments to settle three whistleblower suits against two medical blood-testing companies accused of paying kickbacks to doctors.

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During a special hearing outside of Richmond last week, a panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals listened to arguments in U.S. ex rel Michael L. Drakeford, M.D. v. Tuomey, a False Claims Act case from South Carolina ...

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U.S. ex rel. Kurt Bunk v. Gosselin World Wide Moving NV (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-001-14, 49 pp.) (King, J.) No. 12-1369, Dec. 19, 2013; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Trenga, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: In awarding a civil penalty in a False Claims Act ...

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Manion v. Spectrum Healthcare Resources Since the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act does not define “employee,” the court looks to the history of the False Claims Act to determine that “employee” includes an independent contractor who works for defense contractors. Defendants’ motions to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings are denied.

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U.S. ex rel. Jon H. Oberg v. Kentucky Higher Educ. Student Loan Corp. A district court did not use the correct test when analyzing whether student loan corporations formed by four different states may be sued in a qui tam action alleging they defrauded the U.S. Department of Education; the 4th Circuit vacates a lower court’s dismissal of the suit on the ground that the corporations were “state agencies” not subject to suit under the False Claims Act, and remands for the district court to apply an “arm of the state” analysis.

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U.S. ex rel. Michael K. Drakeford MD v. Tuomey Healthcare System Inc. A federal appeals court vacates a $45 million judgment against a Sumter, S.C., health care system for Stark Law violations and sends the case back, saying the district court’s handling of the case violated the defendant’s Seventh Amendment right to a jury.

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American Civil Liberties Union v. Holder. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-01-0353, 32 pp.) (Dever, J.) No. 09-2086, March 28, 2011; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (O’Grady, J.) 4th Cir. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The 4th Circuit ...

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Mann v. Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-01-0032, 20 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 09-1847, Dec. 27, 2010; USDC at Alexandria, Va. 4th Cir. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Statements made by a ...

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