Victoria Druding, et al v. Care Alternatives

  1. January 08, 2021

    Ignore 'Scaremongering' On FCA Circuit Split, Justices Told

    Whistleblowers told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that a prominent circuit split over whether the False Claims Act requires objectively bogus billing is actually "irrelevant," and a hospice chain is engaging in "scaremongering" to convince the high court otherwise.

  2. October 27, 2020

    Justices Told FCA Circuit Split Poses 'Far-Reaching' Threat

    A major circuit split has suddenly emerged on the very definition of fraud under the False Claims Act, and companies are facing "far-reaching consequences" under relatively broad readings of the law, prominent business lobbies have told the U.S. Supreme Court in a closely watched case.

  3. April 16, 2020

    3rd Circ. Urged To Rehear 'Objective Falsehood' Test Case

    Hospice provider Care Alternatives Inc. is seeking an en banc rehearing of a Third Circuit decision nixing a lower court's ruling that an "objective falsehood" is required to proceed with a False Claims Act case, arguing the Third Circuit ruling creates "unworkable" standards for physicians and hospice providers.

  4. March 04, 2020

    3rd Circ. Nixes 'Objective Falsehood' Test For FCA Claims

    The Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that a district court erred when it granted summary judgment in favor of a hospice provider accused of bilking Medicare, nixing the lower court's requirement for the plaintiffs to show an "objective falsehood" to proceed with their False Claims Act case.