United States v. Mount Sinai Hospital

DECISION & ORDER

RICHARD M. BERMAN, U.S.D.J.

I. Background

This Decision <& Order resolves the summary judgment motion, dated October 19, 2016, of Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medióme, and Mount Sinai Radiology Associates (collectively, “Defendants”), to dismiss the claims of Xiomary Ortiz and Joseph Gaston (collectively, “Plaintiffs” or “Relators”) under the qui tarn provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq. (“ECA”) and the New York State False Claims Act, N.Y, State Finance Law §§ 187, et seq. (“NYSFCA”).1

Mount Sinai Hospital provides, among other medical…