United States Seventh Circuit

In a civil action by the US government under the False Claims Act against the principal manager of a medical center, judgment for the US is affirmed where: 1) the omission of information related to illegal kickbacks on bills presented to Medicare and Medicaid was material; 2)the U.S. relied on the omissions; 3) the district court's evidentiary findings were supported by the record; and 4) the monetary award was not excessive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/20/2008
• Published 02/20/2008

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas M. Bondy (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Sec., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Patrick E. Deady (argued), Hogan Marren, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.