U.S. EX REL. PHALP v. LINCARE HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 16-10532.

857 F.3d 1148 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, EX REL. Gerry PHALP and Matt Peoples, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LINCARE HOLDINGS, INC. and Lincare, Inc., d/b/a Diabetics Experts of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 26, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Allen , Jose M. Bautista , Bautista & Allen, Kansas City, MO, Stephanie Anne Casey , Lindsey Lazopoulos Friedman , Curtis Bradley Miner , Colson Hicks Eidson , Coral Gables, FL, Daniel E. Gustafson , Gustafson Gluek, PLLC, Minneapolis, MN, Patrick Howard , Charles Joseph Kocher , Simon Bahne Paris , Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, PC, Philidelphia, PA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

A. Brian Albritton , Michael S. Hooker , Lawrence P. Ingram , Phelps Dunbar, LLP, Jessica Kirkwood Alley , Freeborn & Peters LLP, Steven L. Brannock , Brannock & Humphries, PA, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Weili Justin Shaw , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Before MARCUS and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and COHEN, District Judge.


Plaintiffs Gerry Phalp and Matt Peoples (collectively "Relators") brought a qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 ("FCA"), alleging that Defendants submitted claims to Medicare without adequate authorization from the relevant Medicare...

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