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  1. October 20, 2015

    AseraCare Wants FCA Suit Atty Booted For Talking To Media

    An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday told an attorney for whistleblowers she must defend herself from calls that she be booted from AseraCare Inc.'s closely watched False Claims Act case for purportedly violating a confidentiality rule by speaking with a reporter about a potential settlement.

  2. October 16, 2015

    AseraCare Looks To Nix Some Claims In Hospice FCA Suit

    AseraCare Inc. asked an Alabama federal judge Friday to issue a judgment in its favor on some claims in a suit alleging it overbilled Medicare for hospice services, despite the fact that a jury concluded a day earlier that the U.S. Department of Justice had proven the provider made false claims.

  3. October 15, 2015

    Jury Backs DOJ In AseraCare's FCA Sampling Trial

    A jury in Alabama federal court on Thursday largely sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and whistleblowers in the first part of a closely watched False Claims Act trial involving statistical sampling and alleged overbilling of Medicare for hospice services by AseraCare Inc., according to a DOJ spokeswoman.

  4. August 06, 2015

    DOJ Sanctions Dropped In AseraCare FCA Trial

    An Alabama federal judge on Thursday reversed her own sanctions limiting the U.S. Department of Justice's introduction of witnesses in a looming False Claims Act trial involving hospice chain AseraCare Inc., concluding that the discipline was too harsh for alleged discovery violations.

  5. July 28, 2015

    Hospice Chain Fights To Keep DOJ Sanctions For FCA Trial

    Evidence introduced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday hoping to reverse sanctions restricting witness testimony in a highly anticipated False Claims Act trial in Alabama federal court has already been considered and rejected by the court, the hospice chain being sued said Tuesday.

  6. July 27, 2015

    Judge Made 'Clear Error' On FCA Trial Sanctions, DOJ Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday urged an Alabama federal judge to undo sanctions restricting witness testimony in a hotly anticipated False Claims Act trial involving hospice chain AseraCare Inc., saying that the punishment for alleged discovery violations represents "clear error."

  7. July 06, 2015

    Feds Want $202M From Hospice Chain For FCA Violations

    The federal government on Thursday asked an Alabama federal judge for more than $202 million in damages from AseraCare Inc. in a False Claims Act suit which alleges the company allowed non-terminally ill patients to receive Medicare-funded hospice stays.

  8. July 02, 2015

    Health Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015

    The second half of 2015 is shaping up as a potential litigation blockbuster for health care providers, as major developments loom in cases involving the False Claims Act, the future of crucial Affordable Care Act funding and the 340B drug-discount program. Here are six cases that attorneys will be watching closely.

  9. June 26, 2015

    Judge Allows 1st-Ever Split In FCA Trial

    An Alabama federal judge on Thursday overruled a government objection and permitted the first known instance of a False Claims Act suit being tried in two parts, saying the defendant would be unfairly prejudiced otherwise.

  10. June 15, 2015

    FCA Trial Splitting Emerges As New Defense Tactic

    A federal judge's unusual recent decision to split a False Claims Act trial into two parts will limit introduction of evidence and make it harder for the U.S. Department of Justice to prove that a hospice chain committed Medicare fraud, unveiling a valuable new tool that FCA defendants may wield in other cases, experts say.

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