Liebman et al v. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare et al

  1. January 04, 2024

    Tenn. Hospitals Ink $7.2M Deal To End FCA Whistleblower Suit

    A Methodist healthcare system and its subsidiary hospitals in Tennessee have settled claims brought by two whistleblowers over allegations it was accepting kickbacks, bringing an end to a messy battle where the hospital system sought sanctions on the DOJ and the DOJ accused the hospital system's attorneys of lacking courtesy.

  2. May 22, 2023

    DOJ Says Not To Toss FCA Case Against Hospital System

    The federal government said a Tennessee-based hospital system shouldn't be able to dodge allegations against it in a False Claims Act suit over alleged kickbacks, saying the accusations in the case are well-backed.

  3. May 11, 2023

    DOJ Sanctioned In FCA Case Over Discovery Dispute

    A federal magistrate judge has sanctioned government lawyers after finding the U.S. Department of Justice didn't adequately comply with court orders to produce documents in a False Claims Act case against a Tennessee-based hospital system.

  4. September 06, 2022

    Bass Berry 'Lacked Courtesy' As Atty Grieved, DOJ Says

    U.S. Department of Justice attorneys are aggressively contesting a hospital system's discovery demands in a $350 million False Claims Act case by publicizing email correspondence in which defense counsel at Bass Berry & Sims PLC balked at flexibility for a DOJ lawyer who abruptly learned that a close family member was near death.