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Kathy has long been fascinated by teaching. A state finalist in debate and competitive speaking at the high school level, Kathy considered becoming a speech and debate coach. But the law had a stronger pull, and a job as a litigator at a top law firm provided plenty of opportunities for rhetorical advocacy. Yet Kathy…
The 11th Circuit’s long-awaited AseraCare opinion requires more than mere disagreement regarding clinical judgment to prove falsity under the False Claims Act.
Court of Appeals panel rules use of statistical sampling is inappropriate for interlocutory appeal, leaving FCA litigants without any direct appellate court guidance.
The decision in Universal Health upholds implied certification but strengthens False Claims Act defendants’ ability to mount a materiality defense.
On June 25, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had settled with Omnicare Inc. in two matters alleging that kickbacks resulted from below-cost discounts offered to skilled nursing homes as an inducement to select Omnicare as their pharmacy provider. The cases, captioned United States ex rel. Gale v. Omnicare, and United States ex…
In May 2014 the American Bar Association held its 24th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud, focusing on the latest developments in the area of healthcare fraud. Latham & Watkins partner Katherine Lauer served on the planning committee for the conference and led a workshop on healthcare fraud cases for defense and in-house counsel.
The pharmacy provider agrees to pay US$124 million to resolve allegations of below-cost discounts.