Nov 9, 2022 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On Friday, November 4, 2022, less than one week into a scheduled three-week trial, the attorneys at Chilivis Grubman, along with esteemed co-counsel, settled a lawsuit brought by Rebecca Hockaday (“Hockaday”) against firm client Athens Orthopedic Clinic (“AOC”),...
Oct 20, 2022 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On October 18, the Department of Justice announced that for-profit home health provider Carter Healthcare LLC, along with its affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida (collectively Carter Healthcare), their President Stanley Carter, and Chief Operations Officer...
Oct 20, 2022 | Government Investigations
The DOJ just announced that Irina Sadovsky, owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Five Start RX, was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to engage in the unlicensed wholesale distribution of prescription drugs. Sadovsky now faces up to 15...
Sep 29, 2022 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On September 26, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that pharmaceutical giant Biogen, Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying prescribing physicians kickbacks in exchange for prescribing...
Sep 5, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On September 5, 2022, United States District Judge Aileen Cannon, of the Southern District of Florida, issued an Order granting in part former president Donald Trump’s “Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief.” In that motion, President Trump asked that...
Aug 31, 2022 | Government Investigations
The DOJ just announced that John F. Cochcroft, of South Carolina, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count...
