Polukoff v. St. Mark's Hospital, et al

  1. October 29, 2018

    10th Circ. Won't Redo 'Unprecedented' Heart Surgery FCA Call

    The Tenth Circuit on Monday declined to revisit its revival of a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging a doctor performed unnecessary heart procedures, rejecting Intermountain Healthcare Inc.'s argument that the court applied an "unprecedented" view of how much specificity FCA suits must contain.

  2. August 31, 2018

    Health Care Cases To Watch In 2018's Home Stretch

    Momentous developments in litigation involving Medicare Advantage, the Affordable Care Act and the False Claims Act are likely in the closing months of 2018. Here, Law360 runs through key health care cases to watch.

  3. August 27, 2018

    Intermountain Assails 10th Circ. Ruling On FCA Pleading

    Hospital giant Intermountain Healthcare Inc. is denouncing the Tenth Circuit's recent laid-back stance on the amount of specificity needed in False Claims Act suits, calling it "unprecedented" and deserving of review by the full court.

  4. July 09, 2018

    10th Circ. Calls Medical Judgment Fair Game In FCA Cases

    In a significant decision, the Tenth Circuit on Monday revived a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging a doctor billed for unnecessary heart procedures, concluding that the medical judgment of health care providers can be deemed fraudulent.

  5. July 05, 2018

    DOJ Touts 6th Circ. Medical-Need Ruling To Boost FCA Cases

    The U.S. Department of Justice is trumpeting the Sixth Circuit's endorsement of a physician's fraud conviction for unnecessary heart procedures, saying it undermines prominent court rulings that rejected False Claims Act liability over differences of medical opinion.

  6. February 01, 2018

    Gov't Defends FCA Whistleblower Provision At 10th Circ.

    The whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act isn't unconstitutional, the Trump administration said Tuesday after intervening to defend the law in a fraudulent health care reimbursement suit pending before the Tenth Circuit.