Updated January 25, 2021. Originally posted August 28, 2019. Bills that sought to extend the reach of the California False Claims Act to tax-related matters stalled in the California State Senate in 2020. The...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce the elevation of Whitney Z. Bernstein to the firm’s partnership. Whitney is an accomplished attorney particularly well known for her expertise in complex white...
A recent opinion from the Ninth Circuit held that false certifications of medical necessity can give rise to liability under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). In Winter v. Gardens Regional Hosp. & Med. Ctr., the...
A Georgia company that manufactures and sells human tissue grafts agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The case, unsealed last October, settled relatively...
As anyone working in health care knows, the industry is a complex minefield of rules. Federal and state laws regulate referrals between health care providers and violations can carry heavy civil and criminal penalties. ...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce that Whitney Z. Bernstein was chosen to serve as a Lawyer Representative for the Southern District of California. Lawyer Representatives are members of the Ninth...
In a scathing 69-page order, a Magistrate Judge found that federal prosecutors engaged in flagrant misconduct in connection with a tax evasion case against Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s client, a dedicated Alaskan...
The Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of various claims against several Medicare Advantage Organizations who a whistleblower claims submitted fraudulent health data to the federal government (“CMS”). Anita Silingo, a...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP Partner John Littrell has been selected to serve as a Lawyer Representative for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for the 2017 to 2020 term. Lawyer Representatives meet throughout the...