Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Grubbs v. Kanneganti
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2009No. 07-40963PublishedCited by 460 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a 12(b)(6) dismissal of a qui tarn action under the False Claims Act brought by Dr. Grubbs against his employer, Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital, five of the Hospital’s psychiatric doctors, and two other doctors. The action alleges the Hospital and doctors billed Medicare and Medicaid for services not performed. The district court found that the complaint lacked sufficient detail regarding false bills actually presented to the Government and dismissed for failure to plead fraud with particularity as required by…
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