This week a Court in the Middle District of Florida dealt a blow to a whistleblower’s allegations of fraud in U.S. ex rel. Baklid-Kunz v. Halifax Hospital Medical Center ruling that: (1) the Relator is barred from recovering damages even if it can prove its allegations and (2) the Relator is... Continue Reading →Tags: condition of participation, condition of payment, Damages, District Court, Eleventh Circuit, Florida, summary judgment
By David B. Honig and Andrew B. Howk In U.S. v. MedQuest, the Sixth Circuit held that violations by a provider of conditions of participation in Medicare were insufficient as a matter of law to “trigger the hefty fines and penalties created by the FCA.” This case was a reaffirmation... Continue Reading →Tags: 6th Circuit, condition of participation, condition of payment, Dalse C, express false certification, false certification, False Claims Act, FCA, implies certification, MedQuest, sixth Circuit, summary judgment