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Iowa Surgeon Finally Surrendered His License Following Years Of Incompetence Claims

April 6, 2021

The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported that a 40-year-old surgeon has voluntarily surrendered his Iowa medical license seventeen months after his medical license was summarily suspended and two years after his clinical privileges were suspended at various medical facilities. During his career as a surge[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Rules Negligent Credentialing Claims Filed Too Late

March 31, 2021

The Ohio First District Court of Appeals (“Ohio Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on March 12, 2021 that the five consolidated appeals in the several hundred cases involving alleged medical malpractice by defendant Abubakar Atiq Durrani, M.D. (“Durrani”) were barred[...]

Massachusetts Sues Orthodontist For Keeping Children In Braces Longer Than Medically Necessary

March 23, 2021

The Massachusetts Attorney General announced on March 1, 2021 that a lawsuit has been filed against orthodontist Dr. Mouhab Z. Rizkallah, DDS and two companies he owns through which he operates six orthodontic practices in Massachusetts, alleging that since November 2013, the defendants instituted a[...]

89-Year-Old Hospital Patient In Argentina Declared Dead, Wakes Up During Cremation

February 28, 2021

An 89-year-old woman in Argentina went to a private hospital complaining of chest pain where she was found to also have shortness of breath. The hospital subsequently declared her dead. The local police reported, “The woman’s daughter went to the hospital at 8:45 a.m., where she met a do[...]

Two Women Plead Guilty To Their Involvement In Multi-Million-Dollar Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Fraud

February 9, 2021

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on January 20, 2020 that Jessica Jones (“Jones”), 30, of Colorado, and Elizabeth Putulin (“Putulin”), 30, of Florida, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud involving [...]

Mississippi Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To 18-Year Prison Sentence For His Part In $287M Health Care Fraud Scheme

February 7, 2021

On January 15, 2021, the U. S. Department of Justice announced that a 54-year-old Mississippi businessman who co-owned numerous compounding pharmacies and pharmaceutical distributors was sentenced to 18 years in prison on his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one[...]

Private Autopsy Company Sued For Fraud, Owner Indicted

January 21, 2021

National Autopsy Service, which is based in Topeka, Kansas and is owned by Shawn Parcells (“Parcells”), was sued in mid-December 2020 by the family of a 68-year-old man (“decedent’) who died in a hospital and whose death the family believes was caused by medical malpractice. [...]

Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Charged With Lying To U.S. Customs, Stealing Employee’s Identity

January 18, 2021

The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of California announced on December 3, 2020 that Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley (“Staley”), previously charged with one count of mail fraud, was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 3, 2020 for additional crimes ar[...]

West Virginia Patient Alleges Improper Payments Made To His Doctor To Prescribe IVIG Treatments

January 17, 2021

The plaintiff in a West Virginia class-action lawsuit alleges that she, and putative class members, are individuals who were directed by Felix Brizuela, D.O. (“Brizuela”) to purchase immunogloblin (“IVIG”) from the defendants in Morgantown, West Virginia. IVIG is an intraveno[...]

Biogen To Pay $22M To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Allegations

January 9, 2021

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on December 17, 2020 that Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. (Biogen) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by illegally using two foundations, Chronic D[...]

Texas Heart Hospital And Its Management Company Agree To Pay $48M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

January 8, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2020 that Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed to pay the United St[...]

New York Pharmacies Owners Charged With $30M COVID-19 Health Care Fraud

January 7, 2021

On December 21, 2020, two owners of more than twelve New York pharmacies were charged in an indictment for their roles in a $30 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme, in which they exploited emergency codes and edits in the Medicare system that went into effect due to the COVID-19 pa[...]

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