Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Gear v. Emergency Medical Associates of Illinois, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 2006No. 05-2235, 05-3202PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Brent Gear individually, and on behalf of the United States, filed this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. He alleges that the defendants — Emergency Medical Associates of Illinois, Inc., and Illinois/Indiana EM-1 Medical Services, S.C.- — -fraudulently billed Medicare for services performed by residents in Midwestern University’s residency program as if those services had been performed by attending physicians. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants and Gear appeals. Our review is de novo.…
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