DaVita – Healthcare Fraud/Kickbacks ($34.5 million)

Constantine Cannon represented a whistleblower alleging Denver-based provider of dialysis services DaVita Inc. violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying physicians for referring patients to DaVita’s dialysis centers and paying a competitor for referrals to DaVita Rx, a former subsidiary that provided pharmacy services for dialysis patients.  In July 2024, DaVita agreed to settle the matter for roughly $34.5 million.  The whistleblower received roughly 18.5% of the government’s recovery.  Read more – Denver Post, Modern Healthcare, DOJ, CC.