Therapy Resources Management LLC, et al. v. Whittier Health Network, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-120-17)
Settling defendant in False Claims Act litigation without admission of liability may seek contractual indemnification from third party.
Settling defendant in False Claims Act litigation without admission of liability may seek contractual indemnification from third party.
Court denied healthcare network's motion to assert counterclaims against departing physician group and to sue hospital for tortious interference, finding proposed claims legally insufficient and untimely joinder unfair.
Physician network's motion to assert counterclaims and add third-party defendant denied where counterclaims lack legal merit and joinder of defendant comes too late in litigation.