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U.S. EX REL. PARANICH v. SORGNARD

No. 03-4163.

396 F.3d 326 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, ex. rel. Stephen Paranich, D.C.; Stephen Paranich, Appellants v. Deborah SORGNARD; Matrix Biokinetics, Inc.; Richard Sorgnard, Ph.D.; Clinical Electromedical Research Academy, Chtd.; Cera International Inc., and others to be determined, jointly and severally; Irwin Leasing Corporation f/k/a Allied Capital Corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Stuart (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

Cheryl H. Picker, West Orange, NJ, William R. Keller, Latona and Keller, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for Appellant Stephen R. Paranich.

Andrew J. Giorgione, Harrisburg, PA, Marianne C. Koepf, Stephen Kaus (Argued), Cooper, White & Cooper, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Appellee.

Before: RENDELL, FUENTES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

Doctor Stephen Paranich brought this qui tam action against Irwin Leasing Corporation, formerly Affiliated Capital Corporation, a company that finances the purchase of equipment, under the False Claims Act ("FCA" or "Act"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Paranich alleges that Irwin fraudulently induced him to file false Medicare reimbursement claims for chiropractic treatments in which he used a medical...

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