Direct evidence of government payment or receipt of fraudulent services must be alleged for a False Claims Act lawsuit to survive a motion to dismiss, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, dismissing a former maintenance technician’s ...

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U.S. ex rel. Benjamin Carter v. Halliburton Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-161-17, 25 pp.) (Floyd, J.) No. 16-1262, July 31, 2017; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Cacheris, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although related False Claims Act suits against defendant Halliburton and ...

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U.S. ex rel. Patrick Carson v. Manor Care Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-063-17, 23 pp.) (Agee, J.) No. 16-1035, March 16, 2017; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Hilton, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A former physical therapy assistant can pursue his False ...

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U.S. ex rel. Brianna Michaels v. Agape Senior Community Inc. v. U.S. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-037-17, 27 pp.) (King, J.) No. 15-2145, Feb. 14, 2017; USDC at Rock Hill, S.C. (Anderson, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: In this qui tam action ...

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U.S. ex rel. Lyle Beauchamp v. Academi Training Center LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-039-16, 26 pp.) (Agee, J.) No. 15-1148, Feb. 25, 2016; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Ellis, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Relators who alleged in their first-amended complaint that ...

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U.S. ex rel. Steven May v. Purdue Pharma LP (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-022-16, 16 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 14-2299, Jan. 29, 2016; USDC at Beckley, W.Va. (Berger, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: In a False Claims Act suit alleging Purdue Pharma ...

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Smith v. Clark/Smoot/Russell, a Joint Venture (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0798, 22 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 14-1406, Aug. 10, 2015; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Titus, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although a relator’s lawyer disclosed the relator’s False Claims Act suit to ...

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U.S. ex rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0704, 67 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 13-2219, July 2, 2015; USDC at Columbia, S.C. (Perry, Seymour, JJ.) 4th Cir. Holding: In this False Claims Act suit against a South Carolina nonprofit ...

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