Cardiology Group’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees Dismissed in FCA Suit
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied a motion for attorneys’ fees filed by a cardiology group in a False Claims Act suit brought against it in which a jury returned a verdict in favor of the group. In denying the motion, the court found that, “although ultimately unsuccessful, the government had a reasonable basis in law and in fact for their position” that “defendants submitted false claims by billing government programs for catheterization and stent procedures which were not reasonable and necessary and that defendants did so with reckless disregard for the truth of their claims.” United States of America ex rel. Devarapally v. Ferncreek Cardiology