United States Third Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act is reversed where the district court improperly dismissed plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/15/2004
• Decided 10/06/2004
• Published 10/06/2004

Judges

• STAPLETON, Circuit Judge., Before RENDELL, STAPLETON, and LAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Sprague, Joseph A. Podraza, Jr. (Argued), Sprague & Sprague, Philadelphia, PA, and Martin I. Twersky, H. Laddie Montague, Jr., Berger & Montague, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven L. Jackson (Argued), Baker & Daniels, Fort Wayne, IN, and Joan A. Yue, Reed Smith, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Zimmer, Inc.