SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • July 7th, 2023
Contract Type FiledJuly 7th, 2023This Settlement Agreement (Agreement) is entered into among the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice and on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG-HHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), (collectively, the “United States”); the State of California, acting through the California Department of Justice, Office of Attorney General, Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (“California”); the State of Oregon, acting through the Oregon Department of Justice, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“Oregon”) (collectively, the “Government”); Francis P. Lagattuta, M.D.; Lags Spine & Sportscare Medical Centers, Inc., as well as its affiliates and subsidiaries;1 and Steven Capeder (“Relator”); (hereafter collectively referred to as “the Parties”), through their authorized representatives.