United States Third Circuit

Dismissal of a qui tam action is affirmed where plaintiff is not a proper relator under the False Claims Act since his allegations were based on public disclosures and he does not qualify as an "original source."

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2005
• Published 01/28/2005

Judges

• Before: RENDELL, FUENTES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ian Stuart (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants., Cheryl H. Picker, West Orange, NJ, William R. Keller, Latona and Keller, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for Appellant Stephen R. Paranich.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew J. Giorgione, Harrisburg, PA, Marianne C. Koepf, Stephen Kaus (Argued), Cooper, White & Cooper, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Appellee.