UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. PHILADELPHIA VISION CENTER et al

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Case Number:

2:20-cv-02027

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a))

Judge:

GERALD J. PAPPERT

Firms

  1. March 17, 2023

    Philly Vision Center Whistleblower Atty Escapes Conflict DQ

    A federal judge ruled Friday that an attorney can continue representing his client in a whistleblower complaint, even though they were both ordered to pay damages by a state jury for wrongfully using the civil process after a federal court dismissed several of the claims.

  2. February 03, 2022

    Vision Center And Owner Remain In Pared Down FCA Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has tossed the bulk of a whistleblower's billing practice-related claims against a vision center for lack of materiality, except for those dealing with the defendants' alleged request for reimbursement submitted by a retired, unlicensed doctor.

  3. January 05, 2021

    Judge Won't Turn Blind Eye To Vision Center FCA Claim

    A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to let an optometry practice and its subsidiary vision center duck whistleblower claims Monday, forcing the businesses' owner to face accusations that he fraudulently billed medical insurance providers for services that hadn't been performed by his physicians.