STATE OF CALIFORNIA EX REL. RAPIER v. ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Nos. B302426, B303196.

87 Cal.App.5th 811 (2022)

304 Cal. Rptr. 3d 84

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. MARY LYNN RAPIER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

As modified January 20, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Department of Insurance, J. Scott McNamara , Assistant Chief Counsel, Nicholas G. Campins and Sara Kim Danielson , Trial Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant State of California.

Waters Kraus & Paul, Gary M. Paul , Michael L. Armitage , Charles S. Siegel , Kay Gunderson Reeves ; Bartlett Barrow, Brian P. Barrow and Jennifer L. Bartlett for Plaintiff and Appellant Mary Lynn Rapier.

Knox Ricksen, Thomas E. Fraysse and Taylor T. Steele for Anti-Fraud Alliance as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Katten Muchin Rosenman, Ryan M. Fawaz and Christopher B. Maciel for The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Jacklyn DeMar ; Goldberg Kohn, Roger A. Lewis , W. Kyle Walther ; Rukin Hyland & Riggin and Valerie Brender for Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

King & Spalding, Peter A. Strotz , Paul R. Johnson , James W. Boswell and Michael E. Paulhus for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

This proceeding arises out of a qui tam1 action against Prime health care Services—Encino Hospital, LLC (Encino Hospital), and others to impose civil penalties for violation of the Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (IFPA), Insurance Code section 1871 et seq.

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