U.S.A. v. Janssen Biotech, Inc.
U.S.A. v. Janssen Biotech, Inc. (D. Mass.): Cohen Milstein represents the plaintiff-relator in a whistleblower/qui tam lawsuit against Janssen Biotech (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson), alleging that the manufacturer of the rheumatoid arthritis drugs Remicade and Simponi ARIA violated federal law by engaging in a scheme through which it provided physicians free practice management and infusion business consulting services over an extended period to induce the physicians to purchase Remicade and Simponi ARIA and administer these drugs to patients, including Medicare beneficiaries, via infusions performed in their offices.
U.S. ex rel. Pepe M.D. and Sherman, M.D. v. Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc., et al.
In 2022, the federal government and multiple state governments intervened in this qui tam action commenced by Cohen Milstein on behalf of the whistleblowers against Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. and affiliated defendants, alleging that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts by performing and billing Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary surgical procedures that were not covered by these programs, that subjected patients to health risks, and that defrauded the government and taxpayers of many millions of dollars. The action seeks treble damages and civil penalties.
U.S.A. v. RegalCare False Claims Act Litigation
U.S.A. v. RegalCare False Claims Act Litigation (D. Mass.): Cohen Milstein represents the whistleblower in a FCA case against a skilled nursing management company, RegalCare, and its affiliated companies and executives, alleging that they systematically overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for years. Allegedly, during just three years, RegalCare received nearly $260 million in reimbursement for claims that were billed at the highest-level of therapy services. On February 18, 2025, the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts intervened in the case with the filing of their own complaint.
Veterans Guardian FCA Whistleblower Litigation
U.S. ex rel. Carico v. Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting, LLC, et al. (M.D.N.C.): Cohen Milstein represents the relator, a whistleblower, in this qui tam lawsuit on behalf of the United States of America against Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting, LLC, its two co-founders, Scott Greenblatt, CEO, and William Taylor, COO, and Gregory A. Villarosa, Ph.D., for violations of the federal False Claims Act. The relator claims that the defendants conspired to submit thousands of fraudulent mental health disability claims to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.