Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Quinn v. Omnicare Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 1, 2004No. 03-2187PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

Omnicare, Inc., a Medicaid-provider pharmacy, and various of its subsidiaries, including Pompton Nursing Home Suppliers (Pompton), were charged by Thomas Quinn with submitting false claims in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. 1 Quinn bases his allegations on the fact that Medicaid pays for medications that the defendant pharmacies dispense to Medicaid beneficiaries but, if a medication is subsequently returned to a defendant pharmacy for resale, the pharmacy credits Medicaid with only 50% of what Medicaid had paid the pharmacy for the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Edwin P. Harrison, and United States of America, Party in Interest v. Westinghouse Savannah River CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States Ex Rel. Clausen v. Laboratory Corp. of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. Patricia A. Hollinger, Administratrix of the Estate of Germaine S. Hollinger, Deceased v. Wagner Mining Equipment Company, a Division of Paccar, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  4. Continental Insurance Co. v. Kenneth BodieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. Joan Gruenke, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Leah Gruenke, a Minor v. Michael SeipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  3. United States of America, Ex Rel. Mary Hendow Julie Albertson v. University of PhoenixCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States Ex Rel. Hockett v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  5. United States Ex Rel. Greenfield v. Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018

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