Feds file lawsuit against spinal implant company in New York
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of...
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Health plan trained physicians to overbill Medicare, lawsuit alleges
Essence Group Holdings, a St. Louis-based health plan with 60,000 members in Missouri and Illinois, is facing a whistleblower lawsuit and...
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Insurance frauds prevention act applies broadly to claims “characterized in any way by deceit”
In People ex rel. Allstate v. Suh (No. B280293; filed 6/17/19), a California appeals court upheld a jury’s award of over...
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AG Nessel announced settle agreement against pharmaceutical manufacturer
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday that Michigan and 32 other states have reached an agreement in principal manufacturer, Reckitt...
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Court of appeal in personal injury fraud crackdown
A recent Court of Appeal decision (Zurich Insurance v Romaine 2019) indicates a crackdown on personal injury fraud says Kelvin Farmaner,...
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Ketrons’ insurance agency settles lawsuit with Smyrna construction firm
Universal International Insurance agency where Tennessee GOP official Kelsey Ketron is employed recently settled a breach of contract lawsuit with a...
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Antitrust claims against State Farm unlikey to advance
Claims that State Farm Insurance conspired with software makers to undervalue fire victims’ homes in an antitrust scheme are unlikely to...
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Barnes & Thornburg sued for legal mal over handling of insurance fraud suit
A malpractice lawsuit claims a Barnes & Thornburg lawyer essentially did everything wrong when handling a woman’s lawsuit that claimed a...
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Whistleblower’s lawsuit alleging scheme at Wheeling Hospital defrauded Medicare
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently agreed to transfer a federal whistleblower lawsuit that alleges a...
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Cabinet to hear proposal for perjury sentences and fines
People found guilty of perjury could face ten years in prison and a fine of up to €100,000 under proposals to...
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