Trends & Analysis -

..We have identified 36 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed since the cases covered in our last Qui Tam Update. Of these cases, eight were filed within the last year. A number of the cases unsealed during May and June were filed several years ago. For example, one of the cases that was unsealed in May, which we highlight below, was filed in 2006. A second case that was also unsealed in May has been pending since November 2009. Seven of the unsealed cases were initially filed in 2011, three were filed in 2012, and the rest were filed in 2013 and 2014.

..These 36 cases were filed in federal district courts in 18 states. Eight of these cases were brought in or transferred to a federal court in Georgia, with the majority filed in the Northern District of Georgia. Additionally, five of the cases were brought in a court in California, and three were filed in a New York district court.