January 17, 2014
Physical therapy providers will pay $30 million to settle a Missouri federal False Claims Act suit accusing them of exchanging kickbacks for referrals of nursing home business, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.
August 30, 2013
A Missouri federal judge on Friday rejected competing motions for summary judgment in a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing physical therapy providers of exchanging kickbacks for Medicare referrals, concluding that while the federal government's case is "thin," a jury might find sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.
May 21, 2013
A Missouri federal judge refused Monday to boot a relator from a False Claims Act suit accusing RehabCare Group Inc. of paying kickbacks for Medicare referrals, ruling that the relator — a competitor of RehabCare — had not solely relied on public information to bring the suit.
March 26, 2013
Two physical therapy companies asked a Missouri federal judge Monday to sanction the federal government and toss a whistleblower's false claims act suit alleging they exchanged kickbacks for referrals of Medicare business, saying the government's evasive conduct in discovery warrants dismissal.
March 13, 2013
A Missouri federal judge Wednesday refused to toss a whistleblower's False Claim Act suit accusing physical therapy companies of exchanging kickbacks for referrals of Medicare business, saying a purported subcontracting arrangement was potentially unlawful.