United States Seventh Circuit
US EX REL FEINGOLD v. ADMINASTAR FED., INC., 01-3806
A public disclosure exists under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. section 3730(e)(4)(A), when critical elements exposing a transaction as fraudulent are placed in the public domain. Plaintiff was not an original source of material under the Act, in alleging improper Medicare reimbursements.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/17/2002
- Decided 03/27/2003
- Published 03/27/2003
Judges
- MANION, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Sidney R. Berger (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Daniel J. McMahon, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Chicago, IL, Barbara Duncombe, Paul G. Hallinan (argued), Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Dayton, OH, for Defendants-Appellees.