United States of America and State of Tennessee, ex rel. BRANDY BRYANT and CAROL BLACKWOOD v. COMFORT CARE HOSPICE, L.L.C., et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ) STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) ex rel. BRANDY BRYANT and ) CAROL BLACKWOOD, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) CIVIL CASE NO. 2:20-cv-911-ECM ) [WO] COMFORT CARE HOSPICE, ) L.L.C., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER This lawsuit involves ten claims arising under the False Claims Act,

31 U.S.C. § 3729

(the “FCA”), and the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act, TENN. CODE §§ 71-5- 181 to -185 (the “TMFCA”). Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ amended complaint. (Doc. 84).…