United States ex rel. Beaujon v. Hebrew Homes Health Network, Inc. Practice Area: Healthcare Result: Settled in 2015 for $17,000,000 Miami, Florida Relator Stephen Beaujon was the Chief Financial Officer for one of Florida’s largest nursing home networks, Hebrew Homes, when he discovered that his company was offering physicians illegal kickbacks in exchange for patient […]
On behalf of their client Michael Epp, the law firms Morgan Verkamp LLC (Cincinnati) and Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP (Philadelphia) note the settlement of claims initiated by Mr. Epp alleging fraud on the part of Supreme Foodservice, the “prime vendor” of food and related items to the Department of Defense and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 14, 2014 On behalf of its client Michael Daugherty, Morgan Verkamp, LLC is pleased to announce that Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., an anatomic and pathology lab based in Uniondale, New York, has agreed to pay the United States $6,048,000 to resolve allegations regarding violations of the False Claims Act. The […]
October 23, 2013, Bloomberg News, “Omnicare Agrees to Pay $120 Million to Settle Kickback Claim” by Margaret Fisk Follow the link below for the full story published by Bloomberg News. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-23/omnicare-agrees-to-pay-120-million-to-settle-kickback-claim-1
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On March 2, 2012 Jennifer Verkamp spoke at the annual meeting of the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) as part of a panel on “Whistleblowers, Incentives, and Ethics.” Ms. Verkamp spoke about her experience with whistleblowers and the effect of whistleblowing on their lives, as well as on the importance of ethical businesses […]
Ed “Flash” Ferenc spoke at length with Rick Morgan on June 2, 2011 regarding the Ohio False Claims Act bill, now pending before the Ohio Senate. The bill is strongly supported by a number of prominent Senate republicans and Attorney General Mike DeWine. You can hear the interview here.
June 1, 2011: Jennifer Verkamp prevails for MV Client in First Circuit on Important Kickback issue; Case hailed as “Game Changer;” Spine Hardware company must answer charges On June 1, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit handed down its opinion in U.S. ex rel. Hutcheson v. Blackstone Medical. Jennifer Verkamp argued […]
The ABA’s Eighth Annual National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act was held Washington, D.C. in early June, 2010. Rick Morgan moderated a lively panel of exceptionally-accomplished counsel from government, the defense bar, and relator’s bar, discussing practical applications of developments in Rule 9(b) and legislative amendments to the False Claims Act.
The AHLA Fraud and Abuse Practice Group Annual Luncheon, held in Seattle on June 30, 2010