Appearances

Susan Gouinlock, partner at Wilbanks & Gouinlock, will be a featured speaker on Wednesday, May 1, at the Georgia Hospital Association Annual Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, held in Atlanta, Georgia. This respected healthcare legal conference brings together attorneys, compliance professionals, and healthcare executives from across the state to discuss critical legal and regulatory issues affecting the healthcare industry. Learn more about the Georgia Hospital Association here.

Susan Gouinlock Shares Insight on False Claims Act Updates at Health Care Fraud Institute On December 6, 2018, Susan Gouinlock joined a panel of legal experts at the Health Care Fraud Institute to discuss recent False Claims Act (FCA) updates. The session focused on significant court decisions, policy shifts, and enforcement trends shaping the future […]

Susan Gouinlock Speaks on Internal Fraud Investigations at Georgia Bar Health Law Symposium On October 12, 2018, Susan Gouinlock was a featured speaker at the Georgia Bar Association Annual Advanced Health Law Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. Her presentation focused on the intersection of internal fraud investigations and False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement, a critical topic […]

Susan Gouinlock Presents on FCA Statistical Sampling at National Taxpayers Against Fraud Conference On October 3, 2018, Susan Gouinlock spoke at the annual Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF) Conference in Washington, D.C., where she addressed the use of statistical sampling and extrapolation in nationwide False Claims Act (FCA) cases. Her presentation explored how these methods can […]

$65 Million False Claims Act Settlement Against Prime Healthcare: A Landmark Whistleblower Case In a significant victory against healthcare fraud, U.S. ex rel. Berntsen vs. Prime Healthcare, et al. resulted in a $65 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement announced on August 3, 2018. The case, filed in 2011 in the United States District Court […]

Whistleblower Karin Berntsen Exposes Prime Healthcare Fraud, Leading to $65M Settlement Karin Berntsen, the Director of Performance Improvement at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego, played a pivotal role in exposing fraudulent billing practices at Prime Healthcare. Alvarado Hospital was operated and controlled by Prime Healthcare, a rapidly expanding hospital chain. Berntsen’s whistleblower False Claims Act […]

11th Circuit Expands False Claims Act Deadline for Whistleblowers A major legal decision in the Southeastern United States has expanded the statute of limitations for False Claims Act (FCA) cases. In the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals jurisdiction, whistleblowers in declined qui tam cases can now recover damages dating back up to 10 years, rather […]

Susan Gouinlock Presents on Qui Tam Litigation at Whistleblower Law Symposium On March 7, 2018, Susan Gouinlock served as a featured speaker at the annual Whistleblower Law Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, where she addressed recent developments in qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act (FCA). The event brought together leading attorneys, compliance professionals, and […]

Susan Gouinlock Shares Expertise on Declined Qui Tam Discovery at National Conference On February 28, 2018, Susan Gouinlock participated in a panel discussion at the Qui Tam Conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Federal Bar Association. Her panel, titled “Discovery in Declined Qui Tam Cases,” focused on the procedural and strategic complexities that arise […]

Marlan Wilbanks to Speak on Stark Law Compliance at HCCA Compliance Institute On Monday, April 16, 2018, Marlan Wilbanks will participate in a panel discussion at the HCCA Compliance Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada—the nation’s largest annual gathering for healthcare compliance professionals. His session will explore recent developments in anti-kickback regulations and Stark Law compliance, […]

Expanded Whistleblower Tax Deductions: Key Changes in the 2018 Budget Bill The federal budget bill signed into law on February 9, 2018, significantly improves tax treatment for whistleblowers. It extends the tax deduction for attorney’s fees—previously available only to federal False Claims Act and IRS whistleblowers—to include many other federal and state whistleblower programs. Additionally, […]

DOJ Memo on False Claims Act Dismissals: Insights from Marlan Wilbanks A recent Daily Report article highlighted an important memo released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that outlines new criteria for federal prosecutors when deciding whether to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) case in which the government declines to intervene. The memo provides […]

Gouinlock and Wilbanks Speak on Healthcare Fraud Enforcement at National Conference On December 7, 2017, Susan Gouinlock and Marlan Wilbanks were featured panelists at the Health Care Fraud Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, a premier annual gathering of attorneys, regulators, and compliance professionals. Their sessions provided in-depth analysis of legal trends and real-world strategies in healthcare […]

Susan Gouinlock Discusses FCA Liability Post-Escobar at National TAF Conference On November 2, 2017, Susan Gouinlock spoke at the 17th Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. She joined a panel of national experts to discuss evolving standards of FCA liability post-Escobar (Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar). […]

Susan Gouinlock Highlights Tenet Healthcare Fraud Case at National Medicaid Conference On October 18, 2017, Susan Gouinlock presented at the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU) Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She shared key insights from her role as Relator’s counsel in the landmark False Claims Act case against Tenet Healthcare, which was […]

The suit alleged that Tenet and four of its hospitals in Georgia and South Carolina, entered into an illegal arrangement with a business called “Clinica de la Mama” that operated walk-in obstetric clinics for undocumented Hispanic women. The case settled in October 2016 for $368,000,000.

Whistleblower Exposes HCA Fraud, Leading to $731M Settlement Don McLendon, an executive at Olsten Management Company, worked closely with HCA Healthcare and uncovered evidence of improper government fund usage. He discovered that HCA fraudulently classified advertising expensesas “community education” to misuse federal funds. His whistleblower claims played a key role in the record-breaking $731.4 million […]

Whistleblowers Expose JP Morgan Chase Veteran Mortgage Fraud, Leading to $45M Settlement JP Morgan Chase agreed to pay $45 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that the bank defrauded military veterans and taxpayers by hiding illegal fees in home refinancing mortgages for veterans. The case, filed by Wilbanks & Bridges on behalf of Victor […]