Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Clausen v. Laboratory Corp. of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 2002No. 01-13312PublishedCited by 446 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
In this qui tam action, the plaintiff-relator seeks to recover damages under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., as a result of alleged overbilling of the United States Government by the defendant medical testing company. The district court, however, twice dismissed the plaintiffs complaint for failing to provide the specificity required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Parties
This case revolves around the billing practices of the defendant, Laboratory Corporation of America, Inc., (“LabCorp”). LabCorp is an…
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