HealthNow New York Inc. failed to show that a whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit alleging healthcare fraud violates Article II of the US Constitution, a federal district judge said, but an appeals court should review the issue.
Whistleblower Madelyn B. Barnes’ suit is stayed pending HealthNow’s application for appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and resolution of that appeal, if permitted, Judge John L. Sinatra Jr., of the US District Court for the Western District of New York said in a Thursday opinion.
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HealthNow New York Inc. failed to show that a whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit alleging healthcare fraud violates Article II of the US Constitution, a federal district judge said, but an appe...