United States Ex Rel. Fender v. Tenet Healthcare Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GUIN, District Judge.

The case presently before the court falls within the parameters of the False Claims Act [hereinafter FCA], 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., designed by Congress to “... encourage private citizens to help the executive branch deter and redress violations of federal law.” Evan Carminker, The Constitutionality of Qui Tam Actions, 99 Yale L.J. 341, 344 (1989). Under the FCA, any person who knowingly submits a false claim to the government is liable to the United States [hereinafter the Government] 1 for a civil penalty and damages. The Act provides that the…