Feb 9, 2024 | DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Recently, as I scrolled through my Google News Alert email for “False Claims Act,” one government press release caught my eye. The title – “National Roofing Company Settles PPP Fraud Allegations for $9 Million” – while certainly noteworthy, was not what interested...
Feb 7, 2024 | Health Care
At Chilivis Grubman, we strive to keep you abreast of crucial developments in healthcare regulations. In December, we notified you of significant changes to telemedicine prescribing by the Georgia Composite Medical Board (the Board). The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy...
Feb 1, 2024 | Health Care
The DOJ announced that Peter Stoll III, former employee of a medical device company located in Pennsylvania, will serve prison time for falsifying U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents. Stoll was employed as a regulatory affairs specialist, and he was...
Feb 1, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On January 29, the Department of Justice announced three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced in the District of Columbia for their involvement in a conspiracy to steal proprietary software and sensitive law-enforcement databases from...
Jan 25, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that oil and natural gas company Hilcorp San Juan L.P. has agreed to pay $34.6 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claim Act (FCA). According to the government, Hilcorp underpaid royalties to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue...
Jan 25, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that Silver Lake Hospital and its investors will pay over $30,000,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (FDCPA). Silver Lake is a New Jersey based long-term care...
Jan 16, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced Atlantic Home Health Care LLC (AHH) has agreed to pay $9,990,944 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). AHH’s former Corporate Administrator and Director of Human Resource Administration and Management, Tonya Cass, initially...
Jan 16, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On December 21, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. reached a $6 million settlement to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The pharmaceutical company, based in California and specializing in rare disorders, faced...
Jan 16, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On August 24, 2023, The Department of Justice announced the conviction of Ron Elfenbein, M.D., of Arnold, Maryland, for five counts of healthcare fraud. In a groundbreaking decision, Chief Judge James K. Bredar of the U.S. District Court for Maryland overturned the...
Jan 3, 2024 | Trademark Enforcement, Trademark Protection
Shortly before Christmas, the Northern District of Illinois weighed in on what should be a growing area for trademark disputes in 2024 and beyond: the “hypercompetitive” market for cannabis-infused beverages. As the prevalence of CBD and THC-infused beverages,...
