Huge qui tam settlement where the qui tam plaintiffs will recover $13.9 million. The underlying action involves allegations that the Heart Hospital violated the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute by requiring physician owners to satisfy the Heart Hospital’s yearly 48 patient-contact requirement in order to maintain ownership in the hospital. This settlement arises from […]
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This is not a Texas company, but it is a good example of how some manufacturers try to cloak improper payments under the veil of legitimate compensation. The device manufacturer paid millions of dollars in “advertising assistance, practice development, practice support, and purported unrestricted educational grants” directly to local healthcare providers to induce sales of […]
The Seventh Circuit determined that professional qui tam relators formed as “investment vehicles for financial speculators” should not be allowed to challenge conduct determined by the government likely to be lawful, and definitely beneficial to the government and the public. The court creates a new standard for dismissal, joining the standards articulated in Sequoia Orange […]