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10th Circ. Calls Medical Judgment Fair Game In FCA Cases

By Jeff Overley · July 9, 2018, 6:01 PM EDT

In a significant decision, the Tenth Circuit on Monday revived a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging a doctor billed for unnecessary heart procedures, concluding that the medical judgment of health care...

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Case Information

Case Title

Polukoff v. St. Mark's Hospital, et al

Case Number

17-4014

Court

Appellate - 10th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3890 Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

February 07, 2017

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