U.S. RAHIMI v. RITE AID CORP.

No. 20-1063.

3 F.4th 813 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Azam RAHIMI, Relator-Appellant, v. RITE AID CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Peter A. Patterson , COOPER & KIRK, PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. William R. Peterson , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, Houston, Texas, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Peter A. Patterson , Charles J. Cooper , Vincent J. Colatriano , COOPER & KIRK, PLLC, Washington, D.C., Arun Subramanian , William D. O'Connell , SUSMAN GODFREY LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant. William R. Peterson , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, Houston, Texas, Kevin J. Biron , Michael J. Ableson , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, New York, New York, for Appellee. Frederick M. Morgan, Jr. , MORGAN VERKAMP, LLC, CINCINNATI, Ohio, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: BATCHELDER, GRIFFIN, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Azam Rahimi believes Rite Aid Corporation defrauded the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars by overcharging it for generic prescription drugs, so he filed suit under the False Claims Act (FCA) and several state-law analogues. The district court dismissed Rahimi's FCA claim under the Act...

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