Health Care & Hospital Law
Sep. 28, 2023
Discovery reopened in multi-suit hospital fraud case
Two qui tam plaintiffs claimed three hospitals and an executive paid kickbacks to doctors to steer spinal tap patients to the facilities.
Senior Associate Carlos Urzua of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy. Courtesy of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy
Discovery was reopened recently in a hospital fraud case that spawned scores of lawsuits and led to the conviction of a former state senator.
The matter in Los Angeles County Superior Court involves several Southern California hospitals and surgeons who were accused of using counterfeit medical hardware in spinal surgery, inflating insurance claims and generating kickbacks.
Two qui tam plaintiffs claimed Long Be...
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