Theranos & Its CEO Settle Stock Fraud Charges with SEC Case: Having settled with CMS, Walgreen's and the Arizona State Attorney General, Theranos has made peace with what may be the scariest of all … [Read more...]
ANTI-KICKBACK
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
April 11, 2018
ANTI-KICKBACK
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
March 16, 2018
ACLA Seeks Decisive Blow in PAMA Challenge Case Case: Attorneys for the American Clinical Laboratory Association asked the federal court for summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging the legality … [Read more...]
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
February 27, 2018
HDL, Part II: Time to Hold the Individual Officers Accountable Case: Three years after Health Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc. (HDL) and its marketing partner BlueWave Healthcare Consultants—both now … [Read more...]
FALSE CLAIMS
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
January 17, 2018
Standing Orders Not Enough to Justify Urine Specimen Validity Testing Case: A Vermont lab has agreed to pay $815K to settle false claims charges. Over a five-year period, the lab routinely billed … [Read more...]
PRECISION MEDICINE
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
December 12, 2017
Using Nuclear Stress Tests as Screening Procedure = Medical Necessity Violation Case: A California cardio clinic and its physician owners will pay $1.2 million to settle charges of falsely billing … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
October 23, 2017
Doctor Pleads Guilty for Ordering Unnecessary Tests of Opioid Patients Case: A 72-year-old Detroit area physician pleaded guilty for his role in a $19 million Medicare fraud scheme. In addition to … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
September 26, 2017
Lab Charged in Kickback Scheme Fights to Keep Its CLIA License Case: Next Health is in a legal fight for its life. Earlier this year, the feds indicted two officials of the Dallas lab company for … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
August 17, 2017
Anthem Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for Record $115 Million Case: Anthem, the nation's second largest health insurer, has agreed to shell out $115 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a … [Read more...]
ENFORCEMENT
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
July 26, 2017
Lab Tech and Account Rep Face Jail for Test Fee and Commissions Scheme. Case: A pair of Texans face criminal charges for allegedly conspiring to cheat Medicare of nearly $837,000 over a 6-month … [Read more...]
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
June 14, 2017
Quest Fined for Self-Disclosed Violations for Second Time in 2017. Case: Quest Diagnostics, Inc., New Jersey agreed to pay over $1.151 million for three Civil Monetary Penalties Law … [Read more...]
