Third Circuit Rejects Qui Tam Lawsuit On Original Source Requirement
Posted 10/30/14
By Jason Enzler
When a False Claims Act lawsuit is brought by a qui tam relator that alleges a fraudulent scheme, and those allegations have already been publicly disclosed, that is often the end of the matter. Case dismissed. Under some circumstances, however, the relator can keep his case alive by showing that he is the “original source” of the publicly disclosed information. To do so, the relator must...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., one of the leading providers of dialysis services in the United States. On Wednesday, the Denver-based company agreed to pay $400 million to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks for patient referrals to its dialysis clinics. It apparently is the...
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