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U.S. EX REL. SCHMIDT v. ZIMMER, INC.

No. 03-3695.

386 F.3d 235 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Richard G. Schmidt, M.D. v. ZIMMER, INC; Mercy Health System, d/b/a, t/a Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital; Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia, a/k/a/ Misericordia Hospital; Mercy Haverford Hospital; Mercy Community Hospital; Mercy Suburban Hospital; Mercy Catholic Medical Center Richard G. Schmidt, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 6, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sprague, Joseph A. Podraza, Jr. (Argued), Sprague & Sprague, Philadelphia, PA, and Martin I. Twersky, H. Laddie Montague, Jr., Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Steven L. Jackson (Argued), Baker & Daniels, Fort Wayne, IN, and Joan A. Yue, Reed Smith, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Zimmer, Inc.

Before RENDELL, STAPLETON, and LAY, Circuit Judges.

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

Richard G. Schmidt, M.D. ("Schmidt"), an orthopedic surgeon in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, brought this qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., against defendant Zimmer, Inc. ("Zimmer"), a manufacturer, seller, and distributor of orthopedic implants. The District Court dismissed Schmidt's complaint for failure to state a claim under...

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