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U.S. EX REL. LUTZ v. BERKELEY HEARTLAB, INC.

Civil Action No. 9:14-cv-00230-RMG, Consolidated with No. 9:11-cv-1593-RMG, No. 9:15-cv-2458-RMG.

United States of America, et al., Plaintiffs, ex rel. Scarlett Lutz, et al., Plaintiffs-Relators, v. Berkeley Heartlab, Inc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.

August 9, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 31 U.S.C. § 3729
Cause: 31 U.S.C. § 3729 False Claims Act
Nature of Suit: 375 Other Statutes: False Claims Act
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

United States of America, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Terranova , US Department of Justice.

United States of America, Plaintiff, represented by Donald H. Caldwell, Jr. , U.S. Attorney's Office, Elizabeth A. Strawn , US Department of Justice, Gill Paul Beck, Sr. , United States Attorneys Office, James C. Leventis, Jr. , US Attorneys Office, Jennifer J. Aldrich , US Attorneys Office, Jennifer A. Short , U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CIVIL DIV, Mary Chris Dobbie , US Department of Justice, Michael David Granston , US Department of Justice, Michael Edmund Shaheen , US Department of Justice & Patricia Hanower , US Department of Justice.

Scarlett Lutz, Plaintiff, represented by Douglas Edwards Roberts , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, James F. Wyatt, III , Wyatt and Blake, pro hac vice, Marc S. Raspanti , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, Michael A. Morse , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, Pamela Coyle Brecht , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, Robert Adams Blake, Jr. , Wyatt and Blake, pro hac vice & William J. Tuck .

Kayla Webster, Plaintiff, represented by Douglas Edwards Roberts , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, James F. Wyatt, III , Wyatt and Blake, pro hac vice, Marc S. Raspanti , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, Michael A. Morse , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, Pamela Coyle Brecht , Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti LLP, pro hac vice, Robert Adams Blake, Jr. , Wyatt and Blake, pro hac vice & William J. Tuck .

Chris Riedel, Plaintiff, represented by Eric James Buescher , Cotchett Pitre and McCarthy, pro hac vice, Justin Theodore Berger , Cotchett Pitre and McCarthy, pro hac vice, Niall P. McCarthy , Cotchett Pitre and McCarthy, Steven N. Berk , BERK LAW PLLC & John Daniel Kassel , John D Kassel Law Firm.

Dr Michael Mayes, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Wilson Chatfield , Phillips and Cohen, pro hac vice & William Alexander Coates , Roe Cassidy Coates and Price.

Natera, Inc., Movant, represented by Graham Ross Billings , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough.

Bluewave Healthcare Consultants, Inc., Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Kovach , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms LLC, Joseph P. Griffith, Jr. , Joseph P Griffith Law Firm, Morris Dawes Cooke, Jr. , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms & Bradley Bruce Banias , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms.

Latonya Mallory, Defendant, represented by Beattie B. Ashmore , Beattie B Ashmore Law Office.

Floyd Calhoun Dent, III, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Kovach , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms LLC, Joseph P. Griffith, Jr. , Joseph P Griffith Law Firm, Morris Dawes Cooke, Jr. , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms & Bradley Bruce Banias , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms.

Robert Bradford Johnson, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Kovach , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms LLC, Joseph P. Griffith, Jr. , Joseph P Griffith Law Firm, Morris Dawes Cooke, Jr. , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms & Bradley Bruce Banias , Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms.

Blue Eagle Farming, LLC, Interested Party, represented by John Phillips Linton, Jr. , Pratt-Thomas Walker & Thomas P. Gressette, Jr. , Walker Gressette Freeman and Linton LLC.

Eagle Ray Investments, LLC, Interested Party, represented by John Phillips Linton, Jr. , Pratt-Thomas Walker & Thomas P. Gressette, Jr. , Walker Gressette Freeman and Linton LLC.

Forse Investments, LLC, Interested Party, represented by John Phillips Linton, Jr. , Pratt-Thomas Walker & Thomas P. Gressette, Jr. , Walker Gressette Freeman and Linton LLC.

Christina M Dent, Interested Party, represented by Louis H. Lang , Callison Tighe and Robinson & Nekki Shutt , Burnette Shutt and McDaniel PA.

Lakelin Pines, LLC, Interested Party, represented by Louis H. Lang , Callison Tighe and Robinson & Nekki Shutt , Burnette Shutt and McDaniel PA.

Trini "D" Island, LLC, Interested Party, represented by Louis H. Lang , Callison Tighe and Robinson & Nekki Shutt , Burnette Shutt and McDaniel PA.

War-Horse Properties, LLLP, Interested Party, represented by John Phillips Linton, Jr. , Pratt-Thomas Walker & Thomas P. Gressette, Jr. , Walker Gressette Freeman and Linton LLC.

ORDER and OPINION

This matter is before the Court on a Motion to Reconsider (Dkt. No. 558) filed by BlueWave Healthcare Consultants, Inc., Floyd Calhoun Dent, III, and Robert Bradford Johnson (collectively, "the BlueWave Defendants"), asking this Court to reconsider its Order (Dkt. No. 550) excluding...

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