In U.S. ex rel. Grenadyor v. Ukranian Village Pharmacy, Inc. et al., the Seventh Circuit affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a whistleblower’s complaint for its failure to provide sufficient specificity regarding the alleged fraud. In the opinion, Judge Posner drives a stake through the heart of a common boilerplate phrase with clarity and... Continue Reading →Tags: 7th Circuit, 9(b), dismissal, Illinois, motion to dismiss, particularity, pleading, Posner, Seventh Circuit
Introduction Three cases are addressed in a review of the False Claims Act decisions of the past month. The first, US v. Anchor Mortage Corp., is a significant Seventh Circuit case addressing the proper treble damages calculation under the statute. The second, US ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton, considers the application... Continue Reading →Tags: Anchor Mortgage, Carter, False Claims Act, fraud, Halliburton, KBR, Keltner, overpayment, particularity, reverse false claim