Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Bartlett v. Ashcroft
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 21, 2014No. Civil Action No. 3:04-57PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KIM R. GIBSON, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This qui tam action is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff-Relators Thomas Bartlett and Kimberly Gummo (“Relators”) have alleged that various healthcare providers and related individuals were complicit in a scheme to defraud the United States through their submission of false claims and statements under Medicare and other federal healthcare programs. Relators move for partial summary judgment, asking the Court to find as a matter of law that Physician Defendants1 made prohibited self-referrals, in…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Williams v. Borough of West ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Susan Farrell v. Planters Lifesavers Company Nabisco, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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