Vanessa Absher, et al v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, et al

  1. October 17, 2014

    7th Circ. Keeps 'Worthless Services' Out Of FCA Suits

    The Seventh Circuit declined Thursday to rehear a dispute brought over a nursing home's allegedly false Medicare filings, leaving intact an earlier ruling that "worthless services" don't necessarily qualify as fraudulent under the False Claims Act.

  2. October 01, 2014

    7th Circ. Rightly Nixed $9M FCA Verdict, Nursing Home Says

    An Illinois nursing home on Wednesday urged the Seventh Circuit not to reconsider its panel decision overturning a $9 million False Claims Act judgment against the company, saying whistleblowers had failed to prove even a single false claim.

  3. September 04, 2014

    7th Circ. Ignored FCA Precedents, Whistleblower Nurses Say

    Whistleblowers on Wednesday urged the Seventh Circuit to reconsider its decision last month to erase a $9 million False Claims Act verdict tied to alleged nursing home neglect, saying the court contradicted its own precedents.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. September 06, 2013

    Whistleblowers Back $19M FCA Penalty Against Nursing Home

    An Illinois nursing home should pay $19 million for committing Medicare and Medicaid fraud rather than a $9 million penalty issued by a federal court, whistleblowers told the Seventh Circuit on Thursday.