LabCorp, Whistleblowers Reach Settlement Ending Blood Draw Suit

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings reached a settlement with two whistleblowers that ends their False Claims Act suit alleging that the company participated in a scheme to bill Medicare for blood drawing services tainted by kickbacks to doctors.

The suit can be reopened if the settlement isn’t completed within 60 days, Judge Richard M. Gergel of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina said in a Monday order dismissing the action.

Terms of the settlement weren’t made available. Counsel for the parties didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

A trial was scheduled to begin Jan. ...