In May 2013, Joseph M. Thomas, the relator, brought a False Claims Act action on behalf of the United States of America against Duke University and Duke University Health System (together, “Duke”). William M. Foster, Ph.D., and Erin N. Potts-Kant ...

Tagged with: False Claims Judge Catherine C. Eagles Million-Dollar Settlements U.S. District Court - Middle District N.C.

In a false-claims settlement for Medicaid overbilling, Virginia’s whistleblower recovery provision entitling relators to a portion of the “proceeds” referred to gross proceeds, not proceeds remaining after the Commonwealth paid appropriate Medicaid refunds to the federal government. Background The relators ...

Tagged with: False Claims Healthcare Justice Stephen R. McCullough Supreme Court of Virginia

An employee accusing her former employer of Medicare fraud through misreporting of services provided didn’t provide sufficient detail, either of the fraudulent behavior itself or her alleged notice to the employer. Background Plaintiff Kimberly Branscome, a physical therapy assistant, brings ...

Tagged with: False Claims Fraud Health Care Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District Whistleblower