United States of America ex rel. [Under Seal] et al. v. [Under Seal]
Published: Aug. 28, 2020 | Result Date: Jun. 14, 2020 | Filing Date: Dec. 4, 2017 |Case number: 2:17-cv-08726-DSF-AFM Bench Decision – Defense
Judge
Court
CD CA
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Frank D. Kortum
(Office of the U.S. Attorney)
Brent A. Whittlesey
(Office of the U.S. Attorney)
Gloria M. Juarez
(Law Offices of Gloria M. Juarez)
Defendant
Kimberly K. Chemerinsky
(Alston & Bird LLP)
Frank E. Sheeder
(Alston & Bird LLP)
Facts
An anonymous Relator filed a lawsuit under the pseudonym Emily Roe and alleged that Stanford Health Care and others submitted incorrect bills to government health care programs in violation of the False Claims Act.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Relator contended that defendants violated the False Claims Act by submitting duplicate claims to Medicare for mastectomy procedures.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants Stanford Health Care and others moved to dismiss the case on numerous grounds, including failure to allege a claim under the False Claims Act.
Result
The court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss, dismissed the case with prejudice to Relator, and ordered Relator to disclose her real name.
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