Legal Opinion
Chesbrough v. VPA, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2011No. 10-1494PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Richard and Kim Chesbrough appeal the district court’s grant of the motion of Visiting Physicians Association, P.C. (“VPA”) to dismiss their lawsuit alleging violations of the Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and the Michigan Medicaid False Claim Act. The Chesbroughs allege as qui tarn relators on behalf of the United States that VPA defrauded the government by submitting Medicare and Medicaid billings for defective radiology studies, and that the billings were also fraudulent because VPA was an invalid corporation. We affirm the…
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