UNITED STATES EX REL. NICHOLSON v. MEDCOM CAROLINAS, INC.

No. 21-1290.

42 F.4th 185 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America EX REL. Haile Kiros NICHOLSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MEDCOM CAROLINAS, INC.; Jeff Turpin, Defendants-Appellees, and John Does 1-50, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Volney LaRon Brand , BRAND LAW, PLLC, Dallas, Texas, for Appellant. Jeffrey Ryan Whitley , FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Stephen W. Petersen , FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Affirmed as modified by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Harris joined.


While working for a company that makes skin grafts, Haile Kiros Nicholson caught wind of a kickback scheme operating in a Veterans Administration hospital. In broad strokes, the scheme involved the sale of skin grafts to the VA by commission-based salespeople who were paid based on how much they sold. If true, that would...

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