Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Alexandra Alvarez, Joshua LaFountain, and Dr. Christine Ellis, D.D.S.
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District
Decided April 7, 2026No. 15-25-00034-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and Opinion filed April 7, 2026 In The Fifteenth Court of Appeals NO. 15-25-00034-CV STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant V. ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ, JOSHUA LAFOUNTAIN, DR. CHRISTINE ELLIS, D.D.S., Appellees On Appeal from the 459th District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-19-004849 OPINION Alexandra Alvarez, Joshua LaFountain, and Christine Ellis, D.D.S. commenced qui tam actions under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act alleging that multiple orthodontists fraudulently submitted claims for Medicaid reimbursement and the administrator reviewing those claims had…
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