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Analyst says subpoenas show investigation into WellCare Health Plans is limited
NEW YORK AP - A CIBC World Markets analyst said Thursday the U.S. government's investigation of WellCare Health Plans Inc. is focused on the company's Florida Medicaid unit, and not on larger allegations of fraud that could put the health insurer out of business.The FBI, Department of Health and Human Services and the Medicare fraud division of the Florida Attorney General's office raided WellCare's Tampa, Fla.
'Massive' Discovery Delays Former WellCare GC's Criminal Trial
Citing the large volume of discovery materials presented by prosecutors, a federal judge in Tampa postponed until next year the criminal trial of Thaddeus M.S. Bereday, the ousted general counsel of WellCare Health Plans, Inc., along with four other former company execs.
'Massive' Discovery Delays Trial of Former WellCare GC
A Tampa, Fla., federal judge has postponed until next year the criminal trial of Thaddeus Bereday, the ousted GC of WellCare Health Plans, along with four other former execs. In a motion seeking the delay, Bereday's lawyer revealed that prosecutors possess millions of pages of relevant electronic documents and e-mails, as well as over 650 hours of recordings.
Ex-General Counsel, 4 Other Former WellCare Execs Indicted in Alleged Medicaid Fraud
Thaddeus Bereday may have been general counsel at Wellcare Health Plans, but he isn't feeling so good these days. That's because he is due to appear Thursday in federal court to answer a criminal felony indictment.State Nets $1.6 Million In Medicaid Fraud Case
According to both Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and the state's top federal prosecutor, David Fein, WellCare Health Plans Inc. will pay $137.5 million overall to nine states and the federal government.WellCare HMOs will pay $35.2 million to Florida
NEW YORK AP - WellCare Health Plans Inc. said it has agreed to pay $35.2 million to the U.S. Attorney in Florida after overstating three-and-a-half years of profits - although it says the payment is not a settlement of any legal cases.In a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, WellCare agreed to pay the money to the U.
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Plaintiff v. Wellcare of New York, Inc., Defendant, 450994/10
Publication Date: 2011-12-30 Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 61 Judge: Justice Anil C. Singh Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Sabita Krishman, Esq., Alan H. Kleinman, Esq., Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For defendant: For Defendant: Harold N. Iselin, Esq., Cynthia Neidl, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY. Case number: 450994/10
Cite as: New York City Health v. Wellcare of New York, Inc., 450994/10, NYLJ 1202536862559, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided December 15, 2011)Justice Anil C. S
WellCare faces monitoring, fine to resolve charge
TAMPA, Fla. AP - Health insurer WellCare Health Plans Inc. said Tuesday it will pay $80 million and agree to independent monitoring to resolve charges it committed health care fraud in Florida.The company has been under scrutiny since 2007, when the FBI and Florida's attorney general's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit raided the Tampa, Fla.Epstein, Becker & Green Disqualified for Fiduciary Duty Breach
Epstein, Becker & Green has been disqualified as plaintiffs counsel in an employment suit on the grounds that the firm was previously retained by an investment bank to conduct due diligence for the defendant's initial public offering. Justice Ira Gammerman said the firm's claim that their lawyers did not recall learning any confidential information and could be screened out with "Chinese walls" showed a "lack of appreciation for the obligations imposed by the Code of Professional Responsibility."
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