Settlement of Whistleblower Claims under False Claims Act Points out Importance of Submitting Accurate Medicare and Medicaid Claims

The Case A Chicago health care company and its previous owners will pay nearly $2 million over the course of three years to the United States, the State of Illinois, and the State of Indiana to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. In June, a settlement was announced between an independent […]

Qui Tam Relators Beware: The Federal Government Can Flip-Flop on Control of False Claims Act Cases

If the federal government declines to intervene and control the prosecution of a qui tam False Claims Act (“FCA”) action at the outset, can it intervene later and seek dismissal of the relator’s lawsuit? The Supreme Court has answered this question in another recent opinion concerning civil FCA litigation. The Court’s decision in United States ex rel. Polansky […]