Jeff Beelaert, Author at False Claims Act Blog

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Entries by Jeff Beelaert

09 09 '13

Fifth Circuit Dismisses Conclusory Allegations and Rejects Implied False Certification Theory

September 9, 2013/in 5th Circuit, False Certification, Government Contracts, Health Care Providers, Rule 9(b)/by Jeff Beelaert

Posted by Gordon Todd and Jeff Beelaert The Fifth Circuit recently had good news for government contractors when, in Steury v. Cardinal Health, Inc., No 12-20314 (5th Cir. Aug. 20, 2013) […]

05 09 '13

Seventh Circuit Slams Relator’s Unsavory Tactics; Declines to Mandate Use of Expert Testimony on Claims and Causation Issues

September 5, 2013/in 7th Circuit, Knowledge/Scienter, Medicare/Medicaid, Off-Label, Relators/by Jeff Beelaert

Posted by Gordon Todd and Jeff Beelaert In Watson v. King-Vassel, No. 12-3671 (7th Cir. Aug. 28, 2013), the Seventh Circuit had stern words for a relator’s unsavory litigation tactics, but also […]

23 04 '13

Federal District Court Bars Repeat Relator’s “Opportunistic” Action

April 23, 2013/in Public Disclosure, Relators, TN-MD/by Jeff Beelaert

Posted by Gordon Todd and Jeff Beelaert The United States District Court for Middle District of Tennessee recently dismissed a qui tam action with prejudice after finding that the relator’s “opportunistic” claims […]