[02/27/15]
Posted on February 27, 2015 in Litigation Analysis
Written by: Drew B. Howk
The Fourth District of the Appellate Court of Illinois reaffirmed that claims by a physician that a hospital’s failure to renew his privileges caused actual and intentional harm to his professional reputation are barred by the Illinois’s Hospital Licensing Act. Only claims alleging an actual or deliberate intention to physically harm the physician or others trump a hospital’s... READ MORE
Tags: Appeal, Hospital Licensing Act, Illinois, immunity, Peer review, reputation, whistleblower
[01/03/12]
Posted on January 3, 2012 in False Claims Act Defense
Written by: David B. Honig
What must a successful FCA defendant show to collect attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justic Act? Can an error by the government create an FCA violation by a defendant relying upon the government’s acts? Does Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. US ex rel. Stevens apply to FCA retaliation cases? Can a... READ MORE
Tags: Comstock, EAJA, Equal Access, False Claims Act, FCA, Fox, Huang, immunity, lease, Legal Updates, Pecore, person, pro se, qui tam, real party in interest, relator, Retaliation, Select Medical, Stevens, Thouvenot, Villaspring, whistleblower, worthless, Wright
