Cook-Reska vs. Community Health Systems Inc et al
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4:09-cv-01565
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April 29, 2016
5th Circuit Affirms Slashed Atty Fees In Hospital FCA Suit
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday upheld a Texas federal judge's ruling awarding just over a third of the $2.08 million in attorneys' fees requested in a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing a hospital of overbilling, finding that the attorneys' billable hours failed to adequately break down their work.
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May 04, 2015
Community Health FCA Whistleblower Wins Partial Atty Fees
A Texas federal judge on Monday awarded a whistleblower a portion of the attorneys' fees she had claimed after Community Health Systems Inc. settled a False Claims Act case last year for $98 million.
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August 04, 2014
Community Health To Pay $98M To Resolve 7 FCA Suits
Community Health Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve seven whistleblower False Claims Act lawsuits accusing the acute-care hospital giant of overbilling government programs for inpatient services that should have been billed as outpatient or "observation" services, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.