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Friday, July 31, 2026

Ascend to pay settlement after false reimbursement claims tied to Hopkinsville facility - Christian County Now

HOPKINSVILLE, KY – Ascend Elements has agreed to pay just under $7.5 million to resolve a civil allegation that the company submitted inflated reimbursement claims to the U.S. Department of Energy for their work on the Apex 1 plant in Hopkinsville. The announcement was made on June 30 by U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky. According to a news release, the settl...

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CVS Whistleblower Can Again Raise Copay Cards Kickback Claim - Bloomberg Law News

A whistleblower may again allege that CVS Health Corp. violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme involving the receipt of copay cards from government healthcare beneficiaries, an Illinois federal district court said. The court in 2024 dismissed whistleblower Michael Gill’s claim for failing to adequately allege CVS improperly offered or paid something of value. But Gill ma...

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