United States of America, ex rel., et al v. Sightpath Medical, Inc., et al

  1. July 26, 2019

    Eye Product Co. Says Feds' Attys Breached No-Contact Rule

    An eye product supplier accused of paying kickbacks to doctors urged a Minnesota federal court to disqualify U.S. government attorneys in addition to throwing out the False Claims Act lawsuit, saying the attorneys violated a no-contact rule by allowing taped phone calls with the company's owner.

  2. July 22, 2019

    Feds Must Hand Over Info In Eye Product Kickback Suit

    The government must turn over details about false claims purportedly stemming from an eye product supplier's kickbacks and the investigation into the alleged scheme, a Minnesota federal judge has found, upholding an order that the U.S. deemed erroneous.

  3. April 17, 2019

    Feds Slam Order To Cough Up Info In Kickbacks Suit

    The government fired back at a Minnesota federal court's order granting an eye product supplier's bid to force the U.S. to hand over information on all of the alleged false claims in a whistleblower suit and interviews it conducted during its investigation.

  4. October 23, 2018

    Eye Products Supplier Must Face DOJ's Kickbacks Suit

    Ophthalmological products distributor Precision Lens must face a False Claims Act suit accusing it of giving providers kickbacks in exchange for business, as the U.S. Department of Justice has sufficiently laid out the alleged fraud, a Minnesota federal judge has ruled.

  5. February 09, 2018

    Gov't Steps Into Eye Products FCA Suit After $3M Settlement

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that it intervened in a False Claims Act suit in Minnesota alleging an ophthalmological products distributor paid kickbacks to doctors, and that the agency reached a $2.9 million settlement with a doctor connected to the scheme.