Mississippi Nursing Home Stops Attorney’s False Claims Suit

Mississippi nursing home GGNSC Southaven LLC defeated a False Claims Act suit alleging that it improperly billed Medicaid and Medicare because its nursing director lacked a valid nursing license, a district court ruled.

Whistleblower and attorney Cameron Jehl, who sought over $30 million in damages, alleged that GGNSC knowingly employed the nursing director who wasn’t licensed or lawfully authorized to practice in the state.

But he didn’t establish that false claims were submitted because evidence shows that GGNSC’s certifications complied with Medicare and Medicaid rules, Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of ...