TULLIO EMANUELE v. MEDICOR ASSOCIATES, INC. et al
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1:10-cv-00245
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March 07, 2018
UPMC, Medicor Ink $21M Deal To End Kickback Claims
A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital and a regional cardiology practice have agreed in Pennsylvania federal court to pay close to $21 million to end allegations that they orchestrated a kickback scheme for patient referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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August 28, 2017
Pa. Judge Won't Reverse Whistleblower's Kickback Win
A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to reconsider a decision finding elements of an illegal Medicare kickback scheme between a cardiology practice and a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital, saying a recent Third Circuit ruling that set a higher standard for False Claims Act cases was irrelevant.
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May 22, 2017
Pa. Doctors Want Kickbacks Suit Nixed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
A cardiology practice has urged a Pennsylvania federal court to reconsider its decision not to toss Medicare kickback claims brought by a relator against it and a University of Pittsburgh medical center, in light of a recent Third Circuit ruling that established a higher standard for False Claims Act cases.
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March 15, 2017
Whistleblower Gets Partial Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled in favor of a whistleblower Wednesday, finding that two agreements between a set of doctors and a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-owned hospital ran afoul of a federal law governing Medicare reimbursements for referrals, but she said the evidence was less clear with regard to the core relationship between the parties.
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July 08, 2016
Whistleblower Wants Quick Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
A whistleblower told a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday that there's no dispute that a financial relationship existed between a hospital and a number of doctors allegedly running a kickback scheme involving false Medicare claims, a violation of the Stark Law.
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October 09, 2014
Whistleblower Seeks Stark Law Win In Hospital Kickback Suit
A whistleblower on Wednesday urged a Pennsylvania federal court to grant partial summary judgment on his Stark Law claim that a hospital had a professional relationship with a group of cardiologists, to establish the foundation for his qui tam suit over an alleged kickback scheme involving false Medicare claims.
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July 26, 2013
Flagship, Doctor Dismissed From Suit Over Kickback Scheme
In a whistleblower suit against several medical providers over an alleged kickback scheme involving false claims to Medicare, Flagship Cardiac Vascular Thoracic Surgery and one of the doctors were dismissed by a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday because the claims against them weren't specific enough.
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April 01, 2013
4th Circ. Wartime Tolling Case Cited In Pa. Kickbacks Suit
A doctor sought to protect his whistleblower claims against several medical providers over an alleged kickback scheme from dismissal on Friday in Pennsylvania federal court, citing a recent Fourth Circuit decision that extends the statute of limitations for False Claims Act cases filed during times of war.
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February 26, 2013
Doc Says Providers Are Misreading FCA In Kickbacks Case
An employee whistleblower fired back Tuesday against health care providers who had urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss allegations that they billed Medicare for unnecessary services and entered into illegal kickback schemes, saying they were misinterpreting the False Claims Act.
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January 10, 2013
Pa. Hospital, Docs Blast FCA Suit As Vague, Too Late
Doctors, physician practices and a hospital in Pennsylvania on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out False Claims Act allegations that they billed Medicare for unnecessary services and entered into illegal kickback arrangements involving bogus contracts, saying the lawsuit lacks specifics and was filed too late.