July 02, 2015
A struggling not-for-profit hospital in South Carolina can't escape a $237 million jury verdict following a Fourth Circuit ruling Thursday that a district judge was right to order a new trial on a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging violations of a controversial anti-kickback statute.
October 02, 2013
Tuomey Healthcare System Inc. must pay more than $237 million in False Claims Act penalties — not $276 million — after the court on Wednesday corrected a clerical error that had wrongly added a South Carolina federal jury's $39 million damages finding for alleged Medicare fraud on top of the government's $237 million penalty request, instead of including it in the sum.
October 01, 2013
Tuomey Healthcare System Inc. was hit with more than $276 million in damages and fines by a South Carolina federal court Monday in the wake of a May jury finding that the Sumter-based hospital system defrauded Medicare of $39 million by submitting false claims.
June 06, 2013
Tuomey Healthcare System Inc. on Wednesday hit back at the federal government's request for a $237 million award after a jury found it guilty of defrauding Medicare, telling a South Carolina federal judge the amount was unconstitutionally excessive and would "destroy" the hospital.
May 22, 2013
The federal government said Wednesday that a South Carolina hospital system should pay $237 million — the minimum recovery after a federal jury found that it defrauded Medicare — but added it was open to a smaller settlement since the system's pockets might not be deep enough.
May 09, 2013
A South Carolina hospital system defrauded Medicare to the tune of $39 million by submitting false claims for services provided under referrals from doctors with whom it had financial ties, a federal jury decided Wednesday in a case brought to light by a physician whistleblower.
September 17, 2012
Tuomey Healthcare Systems Inc. on Friday fought the U.S. government's bid for judgment on some of its claims in a doctor compensation False Claims Act suit, saying it clashed with a ruling that nixed a previous $45 million judgment in the case.