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• U.S. to Join Chemed Whistle-Blower Suit on Medicare Claim

  The U.S. government is joining a whistle-blower lawsuit accusing Chemed Corp.’s Vitas Healthcare unit of falsely certifying patients as hospice eligible to collect money from Medicare.

• BofA Faces Narrowed Claims in U.S. Lawsuit Over Mortgages

  A judge narrowed a lawsuit by the U.S. against Bank of America Corp. over mortgages the bank and its Countrywide unit sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

• SunTrust in Talks to Settle Claims on FHA Loan Originations

  SunTrust Banks Inc., Georgia’s biggest lender, said it’s in talks with U.S. authorities to settle claims over its handling of loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.

• MoFo Turns to Tokyo for Department Heads: Business of Law

  Morrison & Foerster LLP announced leadership changes, appointing San Francisco partner Brandon Parris and Tokyo partner Randy Laxer as co-chairmen of the corporate department and New York partner Gary Lee and Tokyo partner Dale Caldwell to lead the finance group.

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  BofA Seeks to Toss U.S.’s $1 Billion Faulty Mortgage Suit

  Bank of America Corp. asked a federal judge to dismiss a $1 billion fraud lawsuit filed by the U.S. alleging it sold defective residential mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that defaulted.

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  Lance Armstrong Accused of Defrauding U.S. in Complaint

  Lance Armstrong, the former champion cyclist, defrauded the U.S. by using banned substances, the government said in a complaint filed under the False Claims Act that joins a lawsuit brought by his ex-teammate Floyd Landis.

• Novartis Treated Doctors to Fishing, Hooters Outings, U.S. Says

  Novartis AG was sued by the U.S., for the second time this week, for allegedly paying kickbacks to increase prescription-drug sales.

• Novartis Sued by U.S. for Fraud Over Payments to Pharmaci

  Novartis AG was sued by the U.S. for allegedly making illegal payments to pharmacies for switching transplant patients to its drug Myfortic, the second time in less than three years the company has faced federal claims it used illegal kickbacks to increase sales.

• Novartis Sued by U.S. for Fraud Over Payments to Pharmaci

  Novartis AG was sued by the U.S. for alleged health-care fraud, saying the company paid kickbacks to pharmacies for switching transplant patients to its drug Myfortic.

• AIG Wins Dismissal of Whistle-Blowers’ False Claims Suit

  American International Group Inc. won dismissal of a whistle-blower lawsuit by a California couple who claimed the insurer defrauded the U.S. government by making false claims to secure its federal bailout in 2008.

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