October 29, 2015
Hoping to revive a $630 million False Claims Act suit, a former Omnicare Inc. employee lodged an appeal with the Fifth Circuit on Thursday challenging a September ruling that found the pharmaceutical services giant's collections practices to be no different than that of an average law firm.
September 03, 2015
Omnicare Inc. won a ruling Thursday that eviscerated much of a seven-year, $630 million False Claims Act suit when a Texas federal judge found the pharmaceutical provider's collections practices were no different than that of an average law firm's.
July 31, 2015
A whistleblower in a long-running $630 million False Claims Act suit against Omnicare Inc. on Thursday submitted two Texas federal decisions regarding Medicaid certification for the court to consider while deciding whether summary judgment should be granted.
July 17, 2015
Omnicare Inc. on Thursday once again blasted a whistleblower's long-running $630 million False Claims Act case against it in Texas federal court, arguing that the remainder of the suit should be tossed because there's no evidence it conspired with nursing home chains to offer kickbacks.
June 15, 2015
Omnicare Inc. has urged a Texas federal court to scrap the leftovers of a former employee's long-running, $630 million False Claims Act suit claiming the mega pharmaceutical provider paid illegal kickbacks to eight nursing home chains, saying several years of discovery in the case have not yielded evidence to support the claims.
April 30, 2015
The U.S. government asked a Texas federal judge on Wednesday to reject Omnicare Inc.'s request to disqualify a whistleblower who disclosed sealed details of a $630 million False Claims Act case against the company, saying it was statutorily unnecessary.
April 23, 2015
The relator in a $630 million False Claims Act suit against Omnicare Inc. blasted its disqualification bid over her disclosure of sealed case details, calling the move a "draconian penalty" on Wednesday and asking a Texas federal judge to reduce any eventual payout instead.
April 02, 2015
Omnicare Inc. on Wednesday accused a former employee of talking about the False Claims Act suit she filed against the company — and her potential financial reward — while it was under seal, urging a Texas federal judge to disqualify her from the case.
March 25, 2015
A whistleblower in a False Claims Act suit over an alleged kickback scheme urged a Texas federal judge on Tuesday to deny Omnicare Inc.'s request for sanctions, among a slew of briefs filed in an ongoing discovery battle.
March 06, 2015
A whistleblower in a False Claims Act case over an alleged kickback scheme asked a Texas federal judge Thursday to compel more discovery documents from Omnicare Inc., alleging that a newly obtained deposition calls "the entirety of Omnicare's privilege log into question."