August 27, 2020
New York City says it shouldn't have to cough up $1.6 million to cover the attorney fees of a whistleblower who sued the city for making improper Medicaid claims because the lion's share of the bill comes from his litigation efforts against a different party.
August 11, 2017
A two-part test of falsity in the U.S. Supreme Court's momentous Escobar decision must always be satisfied in cases alleging undisclosed noncompliance with regulations, a New York federal judge has ruled, deepening a split on whether the test is mandatory.
November 10, 2016
The federal government's False Claims Act suit against New York City and its authorized Medicaid biller should be dismissed for failing to meet the U.S. Supreme Court's Escobar standard, as the government chose to reimburse the allegedly false claims even after it knew about a questionable payment agreement, the biller said Wednesday.