Firm Cases
Many of the cases on which the firm is working remain under seal. The firm has been active in pharmaceutical investigations as well as kickback and Stark violations, the investigations of which remain under seal. However, below are listed some of the cases and jurisdictions in which the firm has successfully represented relators during the last 15 years.
United States v. E-Star, Inc, CR No. 07-156 -- as of June 2007, the United States had recovered over $60 million dollars from an international conglomerate and its employees for an elaborate stock and tax fraud scheme involving the sale of stock on the Taiwanese stock exchange.
United States ex rel Kelly v. Biotrax Inc., Fresensius Medical Care AG, Eastern District of Pennsylvania CA No. 96-1441 - Fresensius, an international medical services provider, pays an $18 million judgment to settle qui tam actions for numerous improper testing schemes relating to dialysis centers, echo cardiograms and other testing services.
United States ex rel Hendricks v. Northwestern Human Resources, Inc., Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. 97-4203 – Pennsylvania’s largest provider of social services pleas guilty to a federal felony and agrees to pay approximately $7.8 million dollar to settle criminal and civil actions judgment for failure to comply with state and federal medicare regulations relating to staffing, coding, billing, and cost report issues .
United States ex rel Weissman v. Mediq Imaging Services, Inc. et al, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, C. A. No. 95-238 –One of first anti-kickback case successfully prosecuted under the False Claims Act for a mobile imaging company paying kickbacks in return for ordering tests, results in approximate 4.5 million judgment.
United States ex rel Basore v. Plummer Precision Optics, et al Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. 97-2197 -- Weapons manufacturer’s failure to test, falsification of reports and falsification of custom’s reports leads to approximate $3 million dollar judgment, sale of company, and debarment.
United States ex rel George Brouder v. Polaroid Corporation, District of Massachusettes, CA No CV 12427 -- Polaroid agrees to pay $3.2 million for providing false bid data to the General Services Administration and TINA violations.
United States ex rel Folle v. Option Care et al, District of Nevada – Option Care, a pharmacy chain agrees to pay $1.4 million to settle claim that is defrauded Medicare/Medicaid in billings related to Synogis.
United States ex rel Lisa Fager v. Jackson County Ambulance Services, Southern District of Illinois, CA No. 4005 -- Ambulance Company pays 1.4 million settlement as a result of fraudulent coding for services.
United States ex rel Moculzski v.Kidspeace Corporation , Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. 02-1846 – Kidspeace, a provider of social services agrees to pay $1.9 million to settle false claim action for failure to comply with state and federal regulations relating to staffing, coding and busing issues. 7
Feman v Fresensius Medical Care AG, District of New Jersey, CA No. 98 – CV- 02292 – Former employee successfully sues for retaliation for investigating False Claim under subsection 3729(h) of the False Claims Act despite never having filed a False Claims action.
United States v University, Southern District of New York CA No. 486 -- University settles claim for fraudulent coding for services by physicians in surgery department, wrongful termination case settled.
United States ex rel Nancy Bernard v Best Care Home Health Inc, District of Minnesota , CA No. 99-1207 – Home health care agencies pay claims to settle fraudulent coding and staffing issues.
United States v Health Ventures, Inc., Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. CV 3432 -- National nursing home operator liable for million plus judgment as a result of qui tam relating to improper cost reports and improper coding.
United States ex rel Quaicoe v Center for Pain Management, Southern District of Texas, CA No 2000-238 – Pain management clinic sued for coding violations and not providing proper services.
United Statesex rel Denton v Health Ventures, Inc., Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. CV 3432 -- National nursing home operator liable for improper coding and staffing issues.
United States ex rel Hoffman v Kessler Hospital et al, District of New Jersey, CA No. 96 –1933 – Fraud related to improper coding and improper provision of lymphedema pumps and other services results in criminal prosecution and civil fines against medical doctor running the program.
United States ex rel Strelow v National Medical Care, Inc. et al, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. 96- 7423 – improper coding and unbundling of CPT Codes leads to multi-million dollar settlement.
United States ex rel Speer v Princeton Biomedical Lab Inc et al, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CA No. 98 –CV- 2947 -- Unbundling of CPT lab codes leads to judgment against and debarrment of provider.
