Omlansky v. Supermarkets

*524Relator Matthew Omlansky (plaintiff), by virtue of knowledge gleaned as a state employee involved with the Medi-Cal program, brought this qui tam action in the name of the State of California alleging that defendant Save Mart Supermarkets (Save Mart) had violated the False Claims Act ( Gov. Code, § 12650 et seq. ) in its billings to Medi-Cal for prescription and nonprescription medications, charging a higher price than cash customers paid in violation of 2009 statutory provisions capping Medi-Cal charges at a provider's usual and customary price (hereafter statutory cap). As the trial court…