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United States of America et al v. Halifax Hospital Medical Center et al
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July 15, 2014
Halifax Hospital Strikes $1M Deal To End FCA Litigation
Halifax Hospital Medical Center and the U.S. Department of Justice have tentatively agreed to settle the remainder of a massive Medicare suit in Florida federal court accusing the hospital of falsely billing innumerable claims, according to court documents unsealed Friday.
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July 01, 2014
Halifax Can't Nix Medicare Fraud Claims As Time-Barred
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday refused to toss claims against Halifax Hospital Medical Center on the grounds they are time-barred, in a lawsuit accusing it of falsely billing innumerable claims to Medicare, saying the hospital could not credibly assert that it wasn't sufficiently notified of claims predating 2007.
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May 29, 2014
Fla. Hospital Hit With Sanctions In Medicare Fraud Case
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday imposed sanctions against Halifax Hospital Medical Center for destroying evidence requested by an employee who brought a whistleblower suit that led to an $85 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over a portion of Medicare fraud claims.
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April 07, 2014
Fla. Hospital Whistleblower Wants $7M In Attys' Fees, Costs
The attorneys for a Halifax Hospital Medical Center employee who brought a whistleblower suit that led to an $85 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over Medicare fraud claims on Saturday requested $7.3 million in attorneys' fees and expenses for litigating the case.
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March 03, 2014
Fla. Hospital Strikes $85M Deal On Whistleblower Claims
Halifax Hospital Medical Center reached an $85 million tentative settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice for a portion of a whistleblower suit over the Florida-based hospital's alleged Medicare fraud, an attorney in the case confirmed Monday.
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February 07, 2014
Hospital Can't Prove FCA Whistleblower Lacks Standing
A Florida federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Halifax Hospital Medical Center to dismiss a suit accusing the hospital of admitting Medicare patients for needless overnight stays, saying it failed to prove an employee whistleblower lacked standing to pursue the claims.
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January 31, 2014
US Blasts Fla. Hospital's Challenge To Standing In FCA Suit
The U.S. government on Friday blasted Halifax Hospital Medical Center's attacks on a relator's standing in a suit accusing the hospital of admitting Medicare patients for needless overnight stays, calling the assertion a "tortured interpretation" of U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence.
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January 09, 2014
Fla. Hospital Gets Kickback Claims Booted From FCA Suit
A Florida federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Halifax Hospital Medical Center did not violate the False Claims Act's Anti-Kickback Statute by paying bonuses to referring physicians, but he said it still must face claims that it admitted Medicare patients for needless overnight stays.
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December 11, 2013
Hospital Shouldn't Be Sanctioned In FCA Kickback Suit: Judge
A Florida magistrate judge's report on Wednesday recommended denying sanctions against Halifax Hospital Medical Center for destroying patient records in a suit alleging it paid kickbacks and admitted Medicare patients for needless overnight stays, saying a whistleblower didn't show the evidence was crucial to her case.
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November 26, 2013
Bonus Deal For Fla. Oncologists Not A Proven FCA Violation
A Florida federal judge declined to rule that Halifax Hospital Medical Center's bonus arrangement with certain oncologists violated the False Claims Act's Anti-Kickback Statute, saying Tuesday that a qui tam relator has not overcome the hospital's argument that the payments are subject to the so-called bona fide employment exception.