Legal Opinion
United States v. Kitsap Physicians Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2002No. 01-36089PublishedCited by 307 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
It seems to be a fairly obvious notion that a False Claims Act suit ought to require a false claim. Yet, the plaintiff-appellant in this case filed his action, proceeded to summary judgment, and prosecuted this appeal without ever seeing or presenting to a court a single false claim submitted by the defendants-appellees. This flaw is fatal to a qui tam1 action under the False Claims Act.
Dr. Alfred Aflatooni appeals the summary judgment dismissal of his False Claims Act lawsuit brought against two physician groups and three doctors. The district court dismissed…
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