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24 September 2020

Drugmaker to settle insurance fraud lawsuit for $24M

The maker of the drug Humira will pay $24 million to settle a California lawsuit that alleged it violated an insurance...

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24 September 2020

Court requires evidence of harm to bring data breach lawsuit

On July 16, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama dismissed a putative class action against Sarrell Regional...

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24 September 2020

Onus on insurers to prove claimants gave fraudulent details: AFCA

Insurers must provide proof that claimants have made fraudulent misrepresentation or non-disclosure when a claim is denied on the basis that...

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24 September 2020

12 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

From the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA to hospitals losing a lawsuit against HHS over...

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24 September 2020

North Carolina hospitals defeat Medicare billing fraud lawsuit

A whistleblower failed to show that North Carolina Baptist Hospital and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority had the kind of knowledge needed...

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24 September 2020

Insurers allege CVS inflates med prices worth billions

Six Blue Cross Blue Shield companies filed a lawsuit against CVS Health, claiming the retail pharmacy chain has “intentionally engaged” in...

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24 September 2020

Healthcare billing fraud: 6 latest lawsuits, settlements

From a Tennessee hospital settling false billing allegations to a Michigan physician accused of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare for treatments...

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24 September 2020

Home healthcare kickback claims revived by seventh circuit

Illinois home healthcare companies must again face claims they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme to...

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24 September 2020

Mediator cancels scheduled session in auto glass AOB fraud lawsuit

Mediator Stanford Blake of Tampa, Fla. filed a notice of cancellation today for a virtual mediation set for May 27, 2020...

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24 September 2020

NJ Justices find no conflict between workers’ compensation, auto insurance laws

In a split decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled an auto insurance statute does not preclude a workers’ compensation carrier...

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