Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
- Law360
- Law360 UK
- Law360 Pulse
- Law360 Employment Authority
- Law360 Tax Authority
- Law360 Insurance Authority
- Law360 Real Estate Authority
- Law360 Healthcare Authority
- Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
- Products
- Lexis®
- Law360 In-Depth
- Law360 Podcasts
- Rankings
- Leaderboard Analytics
- Regional Powerhouses
- Law360's MVPs
- Women in Law Report
- Law360 400
- Diversity Snapshot
- Practice Groups of the Year
- Rising Stars
- Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar
- Sections
- Adv. Search & Platform Tools
- About all sections
- Browse all sections
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Class Action
- Competition
- Employment
- Energy
- Expert Analysis
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Product Liability
- Securities
- Beta Tools
- Track docs
- Track attorneys
- Track judges
DOE et al v. LUKETICH et al
Case Number:
2:19-cv-00495
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: False Claims Act
Judge:
Firms
Companies
Sectors & Industries:
-
March 07, 2023
UPMC Doc Can't Get Surgery-Suit Whistleblower Sanctioned
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday refused a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center surgeon's bid to sanction a former colleague over an allegedly illegal recording, reasoning that the tape isn't related to litigation that saddled the hospital and the surgeon with an $8.5 million judgment.
-
February 27, 2023
UPMC, Surgeon Pay $8.5M To End Simultaneous Surgeries Suit
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and one of its star surgeons, Dr. James L. Luketich, will pay the federal government $8.5 million to resolve claims that Luketich violated Medicare and Medicaid rules by scheduling himself for two and three simultaneous surgeries, prosecutors announced Monday.
-
November 02, 2021
Pa. Hospital Urges Court To Nix Simultaneous Surgery Suit
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center urged a Pennsylvania federal court to toss allegations that it illegally charged federal health programs for double- and triple-booked surgeries, saying prosecutors were wrongly going after a top surgeon for well-established surgical practices.
-
September 02, 2021
UPMC, Doctor Face FCA Suit Over Simultaneous Operations
The chair of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center frequently double- and triple-booked surgical procedures, hopping between operating rooms in violation of federal health program rules that required him to be present for all the critical parts of each operation, federal prosecutors said Thursday.