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Medical Expert Opinions Don't Prove Falsity, Latest Qui Tam Decision Says

Published on Fri Dec 31, 2021

A New Jersey hospice has beaten a whistleblower lawsuit for a second time. Recap: In 2018, a federal district court judge granted summary judgment to Care Alternatives Inc. “on the ground that the Plaintiff-Relators had failed to show falsity,” says a new decision handed down on Dec. 15. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed, remaining the [...]
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