Peterson v. Mathews

Parentheticals

• holding that the knowing submission of Medicare claims for services that were not covered and payable under the Medicare Act was an FCA violation

  United States Ex Rel. Thompson v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.

• imposing less than full civil sanction authorized by False Claims Act when the full sanction would be unreasonable and not remotely related to actual loss

  United States v. Halper

• allowing reduction of civil penalty to reflect a "fair ratio to damages to insure that the government completely recoups its losses"

  US Ex Rel. Rosales v. SAN FRAN. HOUSING AUTHOR.

• imposing less than full civil sanction authorized by False Claims Act when the full sanction would be unreasonable and not remotely related to actual loss

  Fraser v. Reynolds

• allowing reduction of civil penalty to reflect a “fair ratio to damages to insure that the government completely recoups its losses”

  United States ex rel. Rosales v. San Francisco Housing Authority

• false Medicare claims sent to Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Texas gave rise to liability under the False Claims Act

  United States v. Krizek

• one who acts as Medicare agent for HEW is cloaked in HEW’s governmental immunity

  Ramiro Arango and Gabriella Arango, Individually, Etc., Plaintiffs v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corporation, Etc.

• reducing applicable penalty under the False Claims Act

  United States v. Certain Real Property & Premises Known as 38 Whalers Cove Drive