Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Clausen v. Laboratory Corp. of America, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided November 29, 2000No. CIV.A. 1:97-CV-2200-TWTPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
THRASH, District Judge.
This is a fraud action brought pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. It is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. [Doc. 36]. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 28, 1997, Plaintiff Jeffery Scott Clausen, a former competitor of Defendant, filed this action under seal pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Defendant, Laboratory Corporation of American, Inc., is a Delaware Corporation…
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