United States Ex Rel. Chorches v. American Medical Response, Inc.

GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants brought this action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., against defendant-appellee American Medical Response, Inc. (“AMR”), alleging (1) in a qui tam claim, that AMR made false statements and submitted false claims to the government for reimbursement under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and (2) in an individual claim, that AMR retaliated against plaintiff-appellant Paul Fabula for his refusal to falsify a document. The qui tam claim is asserted by bankruptcy trustee Ronald I. Chorches for and on behalf of the…