Burke v. Amedisys, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION THERESE BURKE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 17-cv-9232 ) v. ) Hon. Steven C. Seeger ) AMEDISYS, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Therese Burke worked as the Vice President of Operations for a home health care company, Defendant Amedisys, from 2013 until 2017. Before Burke came on board, Amedisys paid $150 million to settle lawsuits that the company had overbilled Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act. As Burke tells is, the more things…