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7 Mar 2015, 1:22 pm by Ben Vernia
On October 30, the Department of Justice announced that the western hospital company, Dignity Health, had agreed to pay $37 million to resolve claims, originally brought by a whistleblower, that the company’s hospitals submitted false claims for inpatients who could have been more economically treated as outpatients. [read post]
20 May 2011, 6:59 am by admin
Matter of Milius v Costello 2011 NY Slip Op 03856 Decided on May 3, 2011 Appellate Division, Second Department The Second Department affirmed the family court’s decision to award mother’s petition for custody, and to deny father’s petition for custody and permission to relocate with the child to California. [read post]
5 May 2014, 11:35 pm by Ben Vernia
On April 24, District Judge Jane Triche Malazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana largely denied a prime and a subcontractor’s motions for summary judgment (and that of the relator, as well), in a case involving FEMA contracts for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Ike. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 9:07 am by George Ticoras
Yesterday, the judge who ruled corporations may contribute directly to federal candidates reaffirmed his decision, but held it only applies in the criminal case before him. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 7:35 am by George Ticoras
Massachusetts House Republicans have introduced an outline of ethics reform for members which includes some restrictions on lobbyists. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 11:08 am by Emily Kesler
For those of you who will be attending the NCSL Legislative Summit this coming week in San Antonio, you will have the chance to hear from the astronauts of NASA’s final space shuttle mission during Wednesday’s General Session. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 7:34 am by Joe May
This week’s Highlighted Site of the Week is the political contributions database on OpenSecrets.org. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 1:39 pm by George Ticoras
A court in British Columbia has ruled the province cannot restrict election spending in the 60 days leading up to an official election call. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 7:02 am by Joe May
One of the remarkable moments I had at the 2012 COGEL Conference in Nashville was visiting with Hawaii State Senator Les Ihara, Jr. [read post]
21 Feb 2010, 5:23 pm by Jed
An alleged excerpt of the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been disseminated as a PDF on a Google file share site. [read post]
29 May 2008, 6:40 pm
I’ve posted before about the advantages of trying to mediate with your lender if you find yourself in a mortgage foreclosure situation. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 10:31 pm by Ben Vernia
The Department of Justice announced on March 9 that Chicago’s Rush University Hospital had paid $1,547,200 plus interest to settle False Claims Act allegations. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 2:43 am by Ben Vernia
In a report released on August 16, the Office of Inspector General of HHS identified approximately $43.3 million in prescriptions submitted to Medicare Part D sponsors for drugs which the FDA had previously identified as “less than effective” (LTE) under the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) program. [read post]
3 May 2011, 4:20 am by Ben Vernia
On May 3, the Department of Justice announced that it was filing suit in the Southern District of New York for fraud in connection with mortgages generated and sold subject to FHA insurance. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 4:18 am by Ben Vernia
The Department of Justice announced a settlement in what is surely one of the longest-running qui tam suits in history, U.S. ex rel. [read post]
19 May 2017, 6:35 pm by Ben Vernia
On May 18, the Department of Justice announced that two hospitals, located in Southwest Missouri, had agreed to pay $34 million to settle civil allegations, originally brought by a whistleblower, that they submitted claims for chemotherapy services tainted by improper compensation to referring oncologists. [read post]