United States of America et al v. University of Miami
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.