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. The case, unsealed last October, settled relatively quickly before the...
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...
A bill winding its way through the California legislature seeks to extend the reach of the California False Claims Act. The bill would amend California Government Code 12651 and 12653 to add claims under the California...
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...
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...
BKLW represents the Official Committee of Retired Employees (the “Committee”), which the U.S. Trustee appointed to serve as a representative and fiduciary to the interests of the approximately 2,000 retired...