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U.S. EX REL. POLUKOFF v. ST. MARK'S HOSP.

No. 17-4014.

895 F.3d 730 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America EX REL. Gerald POLUKOFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL; Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.; Sherman Sorensen, M.D.; Sorensen Cardiovascular Group; Intermountain Medical Center, Defendants-Appellees, and HCA, Inc., a/k/a HCA, Defendant. United States of America, Amicus Curiae and Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED July 9, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tejinder Singh , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, Maryland ( Thomas C. Goldstein , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, Maryland; Rand P. Nolen , George M. Fleming , Sylvia Davidow , Gregory D. Brown , David Hobbs , and Jessica A. Kasischke , Fleming, Nolen & Jez, LLP, Houston, Texas, with him on the briefs), appearing for Appellant.

J. Scott Ballenger , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington DC ( Alexandra P. Shechtel , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington DC; Katherine A. Lauer , Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego, California; Andrew A. Warth , W. David Bridgers , and Wells Trompeter , Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP, Nashville, Tennessee, with him on the brief), appearing for Appellee St. Mark's Hospital.

Matthew L. Knowles , McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, Massachusetts ( M. Miller Baker , McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC; Shamis Beckley and Alexander J. Kritikos , McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, Massachusetts; Alan C. Bradshaw , Sammi V. Anderson , and Christopher M. Glauser , Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar, PLLC, Salt Lake City, Utah; Daniel S. Reinberg and Asher D. Funk , Polsinelli PC, Chicago, Illinois, with him on the brief), appearing for Appellee Intermountain Healthcare, Inc. and Intermountain Medical Center.

Blaine J. Benard , Holland & Hart LLP, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Gregory Goldberg , Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, Colorado, on the brief for Appellees Sherman Sorensen M.D., and Sorensen Cardiology Group.

Sarah Carroll , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC ( Chad A. Readler , Acting Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; John W. Huber , United States Attorney for the District of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Douglas N. Letter and Michael S. Raab , Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC), appearing for Intervenor and Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, BRISCOE and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

This is a qui tam action alleging violations of the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33, involving fraudulent reimbursements under the Medicare Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395-1395ccc. Plaintiff Gerald Polukoff, M.D., is a doctor who worked with Defendant Sherman Sorensen, M.D. After observing...

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