Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Parikh v. Citizens Medical Center
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 20, 2013No. Civil Action No. 6:10-CV-64PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GREGG COSTA, District Judge.
This is a qui tarn suit brought against Citizens Medical Center, a county owned hospital in Victoria, alleging multiple violations of the False Claims Act (the FCA). Relators are three cardiologists who formerly practiced at Citizens. Defendants are Citizens and two individuals: David Brown, the hospital’s administrator, and Dr. William Campbell, Jr., a cardiologist employed by the hospital. Relators allege that Citizens has been violating the FCA since at least 2007 by, among other things, running a kickback scheme in which it paid bonuses and…
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