UNITED STATES v. BESTCARE LABORATORY SERVICES

No. 18-20501.

950 F.3d 277 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, EX REL., Richard DRUMMOND, Plaintiff-Appellee, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee, v. BESTCARE LABORATORY SERVICES, L.L.C.; Karim A. Maghareh, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samantha Lee Chaifetz , Attorney, Charles Wylie Scarborough , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Andrea E. Belgau , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Daniel David Hu , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mary Michelle Zingaro , U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America.

Mitchell Reed Kreindler , Kreindler & Associates, Houston, TX, Melissa Neiman , Melissa Neiman, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee Richard Drummond.

George William Vie, III , Feldman & Feldman, P.C., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant BestCare Laboratory Services, L.L.C.

Jane Langdell Robinson , Weining Bai, Esq. , Kyle Andrew Poelker , Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, P.C., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Karim A. Maghareh.

Before ELROD, WILLETT, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.


BestCare Laboratory Services, L.L.C., obtained millions of dollars in reimbursements from Medicare for miles that its technicians never traveled. In this False Claims Act suit against BestCare and its CEO, the district court granted summary judgment to the United States. We affirm.

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