DOJ Releases 2016 False Claims Act Recovery Statistics: Third Highest Annual Recovery Ever
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 14, 2016, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics. It revealed that the DOJ obtained more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving […]
Florida Federal Judge Clarifies Earlier Order Dismissing $320 Million Qui Tam/False Claims Act Suit
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. dismissed whistle blower Nancy Chase’s lawsuit against LifePath Hospice, Inc., and Good Shepherd Hospice, Inc., on September 22, 2016. He found that Chase did not sufficiently plead fraud in her suit […]