United States of America et al v. University of Miami

  1. January 23, 2023

    UMiami Exec Loses Retrial Bid In Hospital Billing Firing Suit

    A former University of Miami compliance officer won't be able to retry his suit claiming he was fired for pushing for an investigation into improper billing within the university's health system, a Florida federal judge ruled Monday.

  2. October 04, 2022

    Jury Rejects Claim UMiami Fired Exec To Bury Fraud Probe

    A Florida federal jury on Tuesday rejected a former University of Miami compliance officer's claims that he was terminated for his refusal to shut down an investigation into the school's practice of overcharging Medicare.

  3. September 19, 2022

    Ex-UMiami Exec Says He Was Fired To Bury Fraud Probe

    A former compliance officer at the University of Miami told jurors Monday that the morale-killing layoffs he implemented in the university's health system were applauded by executives before being used as a pretext for his termination, which he says was actually due to his refusal to shut down an investigation into the school's practice of overcharging Medicare.

  4. August 08, 2022

    Judge Won't Let UMiami Off The Hook In Retaliation Lawsuit

    A Florida federal judge on Monday rejected the University of Miami's bid for an early win in a retaliation suit filed by a former compliance officer who says he was fired after blowing the whistle on the school's overcharging Medicare for doctors' services and unnecessary testing.

  5. May 10, 2021

    UMiami Pays $22M To Settle Medicare Overbilling FCA Suit

    The University of Miami will pay $22 million to settle whistleblower False Claims Act allegations that it overcharged Medicare for doctors' services and for medically unnecessary laboratory tests, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.