Healthcare litigation partner, Zach Thomas, secured a favorable settlement for a San Antonio-based cardiologist, who was one of hundreds of cardiologists named in a nationwide qui tam (whistleblower) suit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The whistleblowers alleged that the firm’s client overcharged and was overpaid by Medicare on 346 claims for radioisotopes used in connection with cardiac stress tests. The cardiologist’s potential exposure under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) with treble damages, penalties, attorneys’ fees, and interest was more than $10 million. Yet, Zach was able to negotiate a settlement for less than $75,000—a tremendous result for the client considering the nature of the case.
At NWT, we have loads of experience with qui tam cases, on both the defense and plaintiff sides. We are ready to assist providers with issues involving the FCA, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Laws, and a multitude of other fraud and abuse issues.
