Court Dismisses Takemoto Qui Tam Action
On January 20, 2016, the US District Court for the Western District of New York issued an order dismissing the claims of Kent Takemoto against numerous defendants 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6468. In his complaint, Takemoto alleged that countless insurer, self-insurer and TPA defendants violated the Medicare Secondary Payer Act by “knowingly and improperly” avoiding their “obligation to reimburse the United States for payments made to Medicare beneficiaries.” The court found that Takemoto had no evidence supporting his general claims and, as expected, dismissed his complaint.
