4th Circuit Upholds Jury’s $114M Judgment Over Kickbacks For Blood Testing

(March 16, 2021, 9:06 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va.  — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 22 affirmed a jury’s $114 million judgment against a blood-testing clinic owner and two salesmen for violating the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act (FCA) for engaging in a scheme involving the submission of bills to Medicare and other government insurers for blood tests that were performed because physicians were offered kickbacks from the clinic and salesmen....