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Recently, a man living in a nursing home in Pennsylvania was offered a free orthotic brace over the phone. Although the man’s son declined the offer and refused to give out his father’s Medicare information, 13 braces were later delivered to the man’s home.
Eventually,...

A federal jury in Pensacola, Florida, has found Andrew E. Fisher guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The jury found that Fisher, who owns Physician Specialty Pharmacy, orchestrated an elaborate scheme to...

Anne Vishnevsky, the owner of Atlas Diagnostic Services, a sleep clinic in San Fernando Valley, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding healthcare programs out of $11.5 million. Vishnevsky will also have to pay $2.7 million in restitution.
Vishnevsky’s...

Last December, when Uber released a report disclosing accidents and sexual assaults, the company claimed it was doing so for the sake of transparency. A new journalistic investigation revealed the report left out thousands of incidents, including some involving riders who were seriously injured....

In January, tenants of a Los Angeles high-rise apartment building filed suit in California state court, alleging that the fire that swept through two floors injuring 14 was due to the landlord’s failure to make necessary improvements. The fact that the Barrington Plaza Apartments has a...

A California state appeals panel recently issued a ruling that should put exercise facilities and sloppy lawyers on notice. According to a report on Law360, a panel of judges “affirmed a $477,000 award in favor of a woman who accused a gym of causing her trip-and-fall injuries.” A key...

It is no secret that healthcare fraud is rampant in America. Notwithstanding, the last decade has seen more fraud investigations and False Claims Act recoveries than ever before. In 2019, just like in the nine previous years, healthcare fraud settlements and judgments surpassed $2...

As more and more states drop their prohibitions against cannabis, investors are flocking to businesses that sell the products. The growth potential is enormous for well-run companies with savvy, innovative management. But, on the flip side, poorly run companies are capable of squandering fortunes...

Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services released the results of a four-year-long survey of 4,563 hospice facilities nationwide. The study, which ran from 2012 to 2016, included nearly every hospice center that serviced Medicare patients. It was the most in-depth study of its...

Sutter Health has just agreed to pay a total of $45.6 million to settle two separate lawsuits alleging illegal kickbacks and Medicare fraud.
Sutter Health whistleblowers have received many multimillion-dollar awards, and the former compliance officer who initiated the Illegal kickbacks case...