United States Sixth Circuit

An appeal from a discovery order on a nonparty in a suit brought under the under the False Claims Act alleging that various financial incentive arrangements between health care providers and referring physicians violate federal law is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the order at issue was not a reviewable decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/11/2006
• Published 04/11/2006

Judges

• Before:  CLAY, GIBBONS, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Richard P. Bress, Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Bruce J. McKee, Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Richard P. Bress, Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C., Steven A. Riley, Amy Jo Everhart, Bowen, Riley, Warnock & Jacobson, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellants.  James B. Helmer, Jr., Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.