Whistleblowers Expose Massive Dialysis Fraud, Leading to $450M Settlement

In 2007, Wilbanks & Gouinlock (W&G) filed a False Claims Act lawsuit on behalf of whistleblowers Dr. Alon Vainer and RN Daniel Barbir, alleging fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid billing practices by DaVita, Inc. and Gambro Healthcare, Inc.. The case, prosecuted without government involvement for eight years, resulted in a historic $450 million settlement in 2015.

Fraudulent Overuse of Dialysis Medications

The lawsuit claimed that DaVita and Gambro intentionally wasted dialysis medications to inflate Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Despite the U.S. government declining to intervene, W&G and trial counsel pressed forward, securing a record-breaking settlement.

This case remains the largest dialysis fraud lawsuit in False Claims Act history where whistleblowers and their legal team successfully litigated without government assistance.

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