Bellevue v. Universal Health Services of Hartgrove, Inc.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Relator and plaintiff-appellant George Bellevue filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., and its Illinois analog, the Illinois False Claims Act (IFCA), 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. 175/1 et seq., on behalf of the United States and the State of Illinois against defendant-appellee Universal Health Services of Hartgrove, Incorporated (“Hart-grove”). Bellevue argues that Hartgrove violated the FCA under a number of theories, including false certification and fraudulent inducement. The district court granted Hartgrove’s motion to dismiss the…