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U.S. EX REL. SARAFOGLOU v. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE

No. 03 Civ. 6761(DC).

451 F.Supp.2d 613 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Kyriakie SARAFOGLOU, Plaintiff, v. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., Barbara Pifel, Maria I. New, M.D., Lauren Beamud, Susanna Cunningham-Rundles, Noel Maclaren, M.D., Gregory Siskind, M.D., Michael Wajnrajch, M.D., Madeleine Harbison, M.D., Patricia Giardina, M.D., and James Bussel, M.D., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 12, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP, by Elaine S. Kusel, Esq., Christian P. Siebott, Esq., Ann Lipton, Esq., Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, by Laurent S. Drogin, Esq., New York, NY, for Plaintiff— Relator.

Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., by Stephen J. Immelt, Esq., Tracey A. Tiska, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Antonio Gotto Jr., M.D., Barbara Pifel, Maria New, M.D., Lauren Beamud, Susanna Cunningham-Rundles, Noel Maclaren, M.D., Gregory Siskind, M.D., Michael Wajnarajch, M.D., Madeline Harbison, M.D., Patricia Giardina, M.D., James Bussel, M.D.

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., by Stuart M. Gerson, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant The New York—Presbyterian Hospital.

OPINION

CHIN, District Judge.

In September 2003, plaintiff Kyriakie Sarafoglou brought a qui tam action on behalf of the United States, alleging, inter alia, that defendants violated the False Claims Act (the "FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., by (1) submitting false claims to obtain federal research funds, and (2) retaliating against her when she expressed concerns to her supervisors about the false claims. After two years...

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