Judge Reopens FCA Suit Alleging Walgreens Engaged In Medicare Fraud

(September 19, 2023, 12:28 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge granted a relator’s motion for reconsideration in his federal False Claims Act (FCA) suit filed on behalf of the U.S. government against Walgreens related to alleged Medicare fraud, finding that the case should be reopened, allowing the relator to file an amended complaint, because filing claims in a separate action will result in statute of limitations concerns and implicate the public disclosure bar....