Vanessa Absher, et al v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, et al
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August 21, 2014
FCA Suits Over 'Worthless Services' Take Hit At 7th Circ.
A Seventh Circuit ruling Wednesday erasing a $9 million False Claims Act verdict tied to alleged nursing home neglect will likely shield many businesses from "worthless services" cases that have threatened to increase exposure to huge penalties for billing fraud, experts say.
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January 09, 2014
Ill. Nursing Home Challenges $9M FCA Verdict Before 7th Circ.
An Illinois nursing home on Thursday pressed the Seventh Circuit to overturn a $9 million False Claims Act judgment against it, arguing that the whistleblowers failed to link allegations of substandard care and other regulatory violations to actual fraudulent claims submitted to the government.