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Civil Litigation,
Government

Mar. 19, 2019

Judge nearly grants summary judgment, changes her mind

An 11-year-old false claims case hangs on by a thread after counsel for the plaintiff convinced a federal judge to stay her tentative ruling on summary judgment Monday, giving relators 45 more days to clarify evidence, while the jurist encouraged the sides to mediate.

Judge nearly grants summary judgment, changes her mind
Mark I. Labaton of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP

An 11-year-old false claims case hangs on by a thread after counsel for the plaintiff convinced a federal judge to stay her tentative ruling on summary judgment Monday, giving relators 45 more days to clarify evidence, while the jurist encouraged the sides to mediate.

Filed separately in 2008 by two former employees and consolidated in 2011, the suit alleges Kinetic Concepts Inc. defrauded Medicare programs by altering medical bill...

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