Category: Medical

Los Angeles Doctor Found Guilty in $33 Million Medicare Fraud

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June 11, 2019

A federal jury found a Los Angeles doctor and patient recruiter guilty today for their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for clinic, home health, hospice services and durable medical equipment that patients did not need or did not receive. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the […]

Miami-Area Woman Sentenced For $4.65 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

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December 17, 2018

Miami-Area Woman Sentenced For $4.65 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme A Miami, Florida-area woman was sentenced to 78 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release today for her role in a $4.65 million health care fraud scheme involving three home health agencies that purported to provide home health services to Medicare […]

Chris Cornell’s Family Files Lawsuit After Singers Death

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November 7, 2018

Late Singer Of Soundgarden Chris Cornell’s Family Files Lawsuit Over Singers Death The family of the late singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave known as Chris Cornell has filed a lawsuit against the doctor that treated him before his death. The family of Chris Cornell has placed the responsibility of the singers death on the Doctor […]

Popular Vape Company JUUL Faces Lawsuit

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October 28, 2018

Popular Vape Company JUUL Faces Lawsuit The Juul Vape is a trendy, sleek e-cigarette.  A San Francisco- based company, recently valued at $15 billion, charges via computer, filled with nicotine salt, and exceedingly popular is facing a growing lawsuit filed by a handful of consumers, several states and federal investigations. The Juul vape has been […]

McDonald’s Pays $56K For Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 15, 2018

A McDonald’s Restaurant in Missouri refused to interview a deaf job applicant and is facing a Disability Discrimination by the EEOC.  McDonald’s Corporation and McDonald’s Restaurants of Missouri will pay $56,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. EEOC […]

Grand Hyatt Sued For Disability Discrimination

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October 4, 2018

Grand Hyatt Sued For Disability Discrimination International Hotel Chain the Grand Hyatt in New York has been sued by the EEOC for a Disability Discrimination for failing to accomodate a front desk agent with a chair due to Chronic Back Impairment. The Grand Hyatt New York, Inc., which operates a large hotel in New York […]

Doctor Convicted in $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

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October 3, 2018

Doctor Convicted in $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme The Department Of Justice announced that a federal jury found a physician guilty today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $8.9 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care and other physician services that were procured through the payment of kickbacks, were not […]

Detroit Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Health Care Fraud

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October 1, 2018

Detroit Doctor Sentenced To Prison for $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced to 135 months in prison today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $8.9 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care and other physician services that were procured through the payment of kickbacks, were not […]

Epidiolex Placed In Controlled Substances Act

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October 1, 2018

FDA-Approved Drug Epidiolex Placed in Schedule V of Controlled Substances Act The Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced that Epidiolex, the newly approved medication by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), is being placed in schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the least restrictive schedule of the CSA. In […]

3M Company Settles Faulty Military Ear Plugs Allegations

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October 1, 2018

3M Company Settles Faulty Military Ear Plugs Allegations The Department of Justice announced today that 3M Company (3M), headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly sold the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2) to the United States military without disclosing defects that hampered the […]

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