Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Hampton v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 7, 2003No. 01-5265PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Mary Hampton filed a complaint in the Middle District of Georgia on February 12, 1999, under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. The Act allows a private person (a relator) to bring a qui tarn civil action “in the name of the Government,” id. § 3730(b)(1), and to receive part of any proceeds of the suit, id. § 3730(d). Hampton’s complaint alleged that the defendants — Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. (“HCA”), Clinical Arts Comprehensive Services, Inc. d/b/a Clinical Arts Homecare (“Clinical Arts”) (a Georgia…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States of America, Ex Rel. Springfield Terminal Railway Company David A. Fink v. Francis X. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  2. Donald R. Huene and Annette S. Huene v. United States of America and Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation v. Air Florida, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. United States of America, Ex Rel. D.J. Findley v. Fpc-Boron Employees' ClubCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  5. United States ex rel. LaCorte v. SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Duxbury v. Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  2. Walburn v. Lockheed Martin Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States ex rel. Heath v. AT & T, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  4. Grynberg v. Koch Gateway Pipeline Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States Ex Rel. Hockett v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2007

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