Fraud Wrap: Whistleblower Questions and a Harley for Bogus Insurer

The Thanksgiving holiday wasn’t a week off in the world of health-care fraud litigation, and that left some people facing stiff penalties with a lot less to be thankful about.

Here’s your roundup of case developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, the criminal docket, and the civil docket.

Try, Try Again With SCOTUS

After the Supreme Court declined to hear a case in April about how specific a whistleblower must be when alleging fraud, home health-care provider Brookdale Senior Living is bringing the same question to the justices. Brookdale petitioned the Supreme Court Nov. 20 to throw out a whistleblower’s ...