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Obvious Alternate Conclusion Sinks Relator’s Statistical Analysis as Evidence of Fraud; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No. 19-50818, U.S. ex rel. Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Baylor Scott & White Health, et al.
Ninth Circuit Rejects Appeal Attempting to Revive Fraud Complaint Based on Hospital’s Knowledge of Geographic Surveys; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 18-56422, U.S. ex rel. Frank Adomitis v. San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital District, et al.
Defendants Cannot Avoid Liability for Conduct of Sister Company After Multiple Assertions They Did Business As That Company; United States District Court for the District of Minnesota No. 08-1194 (DWF/HB), U.S. ex rel. Ricia Johnson and Health Dimensions Rehabilitation Inc. v. Golden Gate National Senior Care LLC, et al.
Self-Incrimination Not Only Reason A Witness May Invoke Fifth Amendment Rights; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts No. 1:11-cv-11217-DLC, U.S. ex rel. Melayna Lokosky v. Acclarent Inc.
Escalated Reporting Provides Temporal Proximity Needed to Show Causation in Retaliation Claim; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 17 Civ. 4007 (KPF), U.S. and the State of New York ex rel. Marianne T. O’Toole v. Community Living Corporation, et al.
Evidence Presented in Patent Hearing Triggers Public Disclosure Bar; United States District Court for the Northern District of California No. 3:18-cv-01496-JD, Zachary Silbersher v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., et al.
Relator Need Not Rely on Personal Qualifications When Medical Guidance and Patient Records Indicate Procedures Were Medically Unnecessary; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida No. 2:17-cv-237-FtM-29MRM, U.S. ex rel. Andrea Schultz v. Naples Heart Rhythm Specialists P.A. and Kenneth Plunkitt
Block Billing Precludes Court from Determining that All Hours Billed Were Used for Successful Claim; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 14 Civ. 4958 (ER), U.S. ex rel. Mary Bixler Wood v. Avalign Technologies Inc., et al.
Contractor Can Recover Costs Defending Itself in Qui Tam Case; COFC No. 17-1763C, The Tolliver Group Inc. v. United States
Rule 9(b) Not Proper Pleading Standard for Retaliation Claim; United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, No. 3:19-CV-319-PRM, Andrea Procter Paige v. AM Hospice Inc.
Government Plausibly Alleged Defendant Did Not Meet or Intend to Meet Grant’s Financial Management Requirements; United States District Court for the Eastern District of California No. 2:20-cv-00321-JAM-KJN, U.S. v Owen Hughes
Voluntarily Dismissed Counts Not Severable From Successful Allegation; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 09-4230, U.S. ex rel. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 98 v. The Farfield Company
Dispute Centers on Whether Certain Medical Procedures Were Performed, Not Their Necessity; United States District Court for the District of Arizona No. CV-16-03703-PHX-DGC, U.S. ex rel. J. Scott v. Arizona Center for Hematology and Oncology PLC
Boilerplate Contract Language No Support for Qui Tam Case; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No. 18-60746, U.S. ex rel. Gwendolyn Porter v. Magnolia Health Plan Incorporated
Public Disclosure Grounds Appropriate for Summary Judgment, Not Motion to Dismiss; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, No. 4:14-CV-00833, U.S. ex rel. Andrew Mitchell v. CIT Bank N.A. et al.
Failure to Follow Nursing Home Regulations Not Tantamount to Worthless Services; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 15-020, U.S. ex rel. Terry Jackson v. DePaul Health System et al.
No Retaliation Claim Plausible When Whistleblower Can’t ID Which Law, Rule, Regulation, or Contract Was Violated; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 1:19-cv-01025, Eugene Ficarra v. SourceAmerica
Government’s Narrow Intervention Does Not Preclude Relator’s Broader Claims; United States District Court for the Northern District of California No. 15-cv-01062-LB, U.S. ex rel. Kathy Ormsby v. Sutter Health et al.
Government Entitled to Discovery Documents Even After Declining to Intervene; United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana No. 16-1-BAJ-RLB, U.S. ex rel. Albert Bruno and Alex Strahan v. Brad Schaeffer et al.
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