Gamma Healthcare and Three of Its Owners Agree to Pay $13.6 Million
Gamma Healthcare Inc., a laboratory located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and three of its owners, Jerry W. Murphy, Jerrod W. Murphy and Joel W. Murphy…
Elderly Man Dies from Burn Injuries in Scalding Whirlpool at West Virginia Nursing Home
An elderly man who was nonverbal died from burn injuries after being left too long in a whirlpool of scalding water at a state-run West…
Med-Net Concepts, LLC News & Views Newsletter March 2024
Talking May Be the Best Preventative Medicine for Skilled Nursing Facilities By: David S. Barmak, JD CEO Many lawsuits are the result of the inability…
EEOC Sues Kentucky Hospital for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation
Ephraim McDowell Health, Inc. (EMH), headquartered in Danville, Kentucky, violated federal law by denying a female employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliated…
EEOC Releases Two Litigation Program Updates
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Office of General Counsel (OGC) Annual Report, covering Oct. 1, 2022, to…
Physician Pays $1.8M to Settle False Claims Act Liability
A Houston-area doctor and his diagnostic facilities have agreed to pay to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations regarding the submission of claims to Medicare…
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Pleads Guilty in Healthcare Fraud Scheme
John W. Oxendine, the former Georgia State Insurance Commissioner, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in which a co-conspirator and he referred unnecessary…
Cincinnati Healthcare Staffing Company Agrees to Pay $9.25M to Resolve Visa Fraud Investigations
A Cincinnati-based healthcare staffing company has agreed to pay $9.25 million and to pledge an additional $8 million for related healthcare projects to resolve civil…
Pennsylvania Couple Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John H. Johnson and Paula Z. Johnson, both age 62, of Hollidaysburg,…
Florida Nursing Home Operators Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $67,500
Florida Nursing home operators and their related companies have agreed to pay $67,500 to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal…