MBKK Represents Whistleblower in More Than $13 Million Recovery of Medicare and Medicaid Funds From Cardinal Health, Inc.

David Koenigsberg and the Firm were co-counsel for Florida-based Omni HealthCare, Inc. in Omni’s False Claims Act suit alleging that Cardinal Health, Inc. violated the False Claims Act by paying “upfront discounts” to its physician practice customers, in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. As announced on January 31, 2022, pursuant to agreements with federal and state governments, Cardinal Health agreed to pay over $13 million to settle claims first raised by Omni Health Care, Inc. in an action filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entitled United States et al. ex rel. Omni Healthcare, Inc. v. Cardinal Health, Inc., et al., No. 18-cv-12039 (D. Mass.). Pursuant to the settlement agreements, the whistleblowers received an award of 20% or over $2.6 million under the qui tam provisions of federal and state False Claims laws.