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A CEO of an Atlanta-area hospital and the co-owner and chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based medical clinic chain pleaded guilty in connection with the payment of illegal kickbacks to clinics in exchange for Medicaid patient referrals to hospitals in the Atlanta...
You’ve suspected fraud at your workplace. You’ve gathered evidence that confirm your suspicions. You’ve researched the False Claims Act (“FCA”). You think you qualify to be a whistleblower and now you’re ready to file a qui tam complaint. In fact, you’re so prepared...
The Justice Department announced that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company knowingly billed government health care programs...
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a small feature on the False Claims Act. The article answers some basic questions about the FCA, but more importantly than that, it provides much needed exposure to an important tool for recovering taxpayer’s money — money that...
After five years, a fiercely fought legal battle that cost Halifax Health more than $110 million in settlement and legal costs is drawing to a close. The James Hoyer law firm is local counsel in the Halifax case. The Halifax Health Board of Commissioners voted...
The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, today announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup Inc. to resolve federal and state civil claims related to Citigroup’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of...
Partner Jesse Hoyer after running the Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa. James Hoyer partner Jesse Hoyer was profiled as the featured athlete on the Little Things for Cancer marathon team, this week. Little Things for Cancer raises money to help cancer patients...
One case we’ll be watching next term is whether the Supreme Court takes the appeal of Gosselin World Wide Moving, N.V. v. U.S. ex rel Bunk. The complicated fact pattern laid out in the Fourth Circuit’s opinion tells the tale of the defendant moving company colluding...
James, Hoyer Newcomer & Smiljanich is pleased to announce that attorney Chris Casper has been named managing partner and attorneys Jillian Estes, Sean Estes, Jesse Hoyer, and Sean Keefe have been named partners. James Hoyer is an investigative law firm with an...
The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari today in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, a False Claims Act case addressing two issues: the proper statute of limitations under the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act...
